Deji Adeyanju, one of the legal representatives for the #EndBadGovernance protesters, revealed yesterday that six protesqters in Kano State have been released, while he thanked the efforts of lawyers from the Citizens’ Liberties Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA,.
According to Adeyanju, the committee successfully facilitated the release during an ongoing trial in Kano.
The NBA Civil Liberties Committee, chaired by Nuhu Egya, includes Adeyanju and several other notable human rights advocates.
In a statement to Vanguard, Adeyanju shared that the legal team had traveled to Kano to attend the protesters’ trial, meet with the Chief Judge of Kano State, and visit protesters currently detained.
He said: “The Citizens’ Liberties Committee of the NBA intervenes in ongoing trial of Kano protesters, secures release of six #EndBadGovernance protesters.
“Trial of others adjourned till September 23, 2024. Efforts are ongoing in Kano to meet leadership of the judiciary. The committee will proceed to the prison shortly after meeting with the Chief Judge of Kano.”
He further disclosed that the Senior Lecturer, Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Baze University, Dr. Abubakar Alkali, has been granted bail by Sokoto State High Court after being in custody of the Department of State Security, DSS, for over three weeks for supporting #EndBadGovernance protesters.
“Dr. Alkali, the Baze University lecturer has just been granted bail by Sokoto State High Court. We wish to thank the leadership of the NBA, the Citizens Liberties Committee and our ever hardworking Sokoto Branch of the NBA for the support and intervention in this regard.
“We also thank the media and other critical stakeholders for the role you all played,” he said.
Recall ten protesters from the #endbadgovernance# protest have been given a N10 million bail apiece by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday.
In granting their requests for bail, Justice Emeka Nwite acknowledged them to be on bond.
(Vanguard)
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