Ten protestors from the #endbadgovernance# movement were given N10 million bail apiece by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. They were accused of trying to topple President Bola Ahmed Tinubu between July 1 and August 4 of this year.
In granting their requests for bail, Justice Emeka Nwite acknowledged them to be on bond.
The demonstrators must, among other things, produce one surety in the same amount, and the sureties must be Abuja residents.
In addition, the sureties have to be Abuja property owners who swear an affidavit of means and present property records with the court.
Additionally, the international passports of the defendants and the sureties, along with three recent passport photos, must be deposited with the court.
Judge Nwite issued an order prohibiting the defendants from attending any public demonstrations during their trial, despite dismissing the Inspector General of Police’s objections to the bail request.
The Judge directed that they be remanded in jail custody until their individual bail terms were completed.
The start of their trial has been scheduled on September 27.
It was stated that the defendants committed treason during their week-long statewide protests when they threatened to declare war on Nigeria.
According to reports, the offenses violated Penal Code sections 96, 410, and 413.
The accused individuals allegedly stormed into the Abacha Army Barracks and publicly advocated for the military to seize control of President Tinubu’s constitutional government, according to the Inspector General of Police, or IGP, who lodged the charges against them.
He also claimed that they injured police officers and set fire to a police station in an attempt to wrest control of the situation.
Additionally, they were accused of inciting the populace of Nigeria against the government and destroying a number of public buildings, including a police station, a high court building, and facilities owned by the National Communication Commission (NCC).
Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello Nurudeen Khamis, and Abduldalam Zubair are the individuals who stand accused.
