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#REVOLUTIONNOW: Police arraign five protesters, lawyer in court

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#REVOLUTIONNOW: Police arraign five protesters, lawyer in court

Five members of #RevolutionNow protest group, and a lawyer were on Tuesday arraigned in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The protesters who are Ehis Omoshomio, 35; Gabriel Ojumah, 51, Juwon Sanyaolu, 22; Stanley Anobi, 28; Elias Ozikpu, 30; Kenechukwu Ukachukwu, 25, were charged with two counts of unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.

They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.

Mr Ibijoke Akinpelu counsel from the State Criminal Intelligence and Information Department (SCIID) Panti, and the resident prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Omisakin, said that the defendants committed the offence on Aug. 5, at 10 a.m., at Surulere Stadium.

Akinpelu alleged that the six defendants, assembled at the National Stadium Surulere to protest, adding that the gathering was unlawful and caused fear to the public.

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The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 44 and 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Chief Magistrate A.O. Komolafe admitted Ojumah, a lawyer, to bail based on self- recognition and the other five defendants N100,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.

Komolafe adjourned the case until Sept. 26 for mention.

 

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