A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday granted bail to the leader of #EndSARS movement in the state, Emmanuel Adebisi, arrested by the Directorate of State Service.
Adebisi was arraigned before the Court by DSS on four counts bordering on forgery, impersonation, illegal possession of Nigerian Army Uniform and had since December 14, 2020, been remanded in Ilesha Custodial Centre.
The presiding Magistrate, Mr Isola Omisade, had declined oral bail application of the defendant ordering his counsel to apply for his bail formally.
However, when the matter was called for hearing on December 21, 2020, Counsel from Ministry of Justice, Barrister Oyedele Akintayo applied to formally take over the matter from the DSS, a request which was granted by the Magistrate.
Meanwhile, attempt by the defendant’s counsel, Mr Niyi Akinsola to move the formal bail application filed was opposed by the State counsel on the ground that the bailiff has not served him application, urging the court to adjourn the case to enable him to reply to the application.
The prosecution counsel, Mr Akintayo and defendant’s counsel, Mr Akinsola argued that the formal bail application be filed before the court on December 23, 2020, and the Magistrate adjourned ruling on bail till Wednesday, December 30, 2020.
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Omisade granted bail to Adebisi with the sum of N1 million and two sureties.
One of the sureties, according to the Omisade, must be a state civil servant of grade level 12 while the other must be a house owner in the state.
The magistrate ordered that Adebisi should submit his international passport and should not grant an interview to journalists on whatever ground.
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