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BREAKING (ARRESTED YORUBA NATION AGITATORS): Court Denies Bail Application, Fix Date For Ruling

Faith Ukanwa

Jul 12, 2021

The arrested Yoruba Nation agitators have been denied bail by a Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos state.

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49 agitators were arrested at Ojota by the Lagos police command on July 3, while protesting in support of the actualization of the Yoruba Nation.

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The motion for their bail application, filed by Human Rights Lawyers led by Olasupo Ojo, Esq and Oladapo Kayode, Esq, was adjourned until July 27 2021 for ruling.

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The court had on Monday, July 5th, 2021 granted the application for an ex parte order brought before it by the State Police Command to detain the agitators for 21 days.

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The 21-day ex parte order will expire on July 26, 2021.

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