October 1 protesters granted release on bail
Protesters who convened at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in the Ojota area of Lagos State have been released on bail.
Those included were identified as Funmi Robert, Sunday Obasoro, Sikiru Adeagbo, Babatunde Oyeleye, Akin Okunowo, Dare Toyin, Adebayo Shobogun, Michael Adeleke and Stanley Akonye.Dayo Oyewo
The protest was monitored by security personnel who swarmed the location and rounded up the protesters in the act.
Lagos PPRO, Hundeyin in a statement on Friday confirmed that Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, gave the directive during the visit of social activist, Omoyele Sowore, to his office at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja.
Reacting to the arrest in a statement, the police command alleged that they were not protesters but individuals who were masquerading as such, with intentions to cause trouble which is why they were released on bail.
“In the spirit of camaraderie and bolstering trust between the Police and civil society organizations, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olanrewaju Ishola, has directed that the persons arrested at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park on October 2, 2024, for causing a breach of public peace under the guise of protesting, be granted bail with immediate effect. The CP gave the directive today during the visit of Comrade Omoyele Sowore to his office at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja”.
