Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested and detained for treason, among other charges.
According to The PUNCH, the judge set the bail at N10 million each with one surety in like sum. “I have carefully considered the submissions of counsel on both sides,” he said. “The defendants are granted bail in the sum of N10 million each and one surety in like sum.”
While delivering the ruling, the trial judge held that Nigeria’s criminal justice system has its stipulations for the prosecutor and the defendant.
Justice Nwite, agreed with the argument of the 1st 2nd, and 4th defendants’ counsel, Abubakar Marshall, “that anybody charged with a criminal offence must be presumed innocent until proven guilty”.
On this note, he granted the bail application of all ten defendants.
He said, “I have carefully considered the submission of the counsel on both divides. I hereby grant the defendants bail notwithstanding the crime.
