The Ondo State High Court, sitting in Olokuta Correctional Centre,
Akure, the state capital has granted bail to Kemisola Ogunniyi, the
EndSARS protester who delivered in prison custody.

The 18-year-old Ogunniyi and three others were arrested and standing
trial at the High Court for allegedly vandalising property during the
EndSARS protest which took place in Akure, the state capital in
October last year. She gave birth to a baby boy in prison custody last
Wednesday.

They (defendants) were charged for arson, conspiracy, riotous
assembly, stealing, and malicious damage.

The state government had moved to secure the bail of the defendant.

At the hearing of the bail application in the court on Tuesday, the
judge, Justice Omolara Adejumo granted the bail application. She said
she granted the bail application based on humanitarian ground and for
the purpose of the christening of the baby which would take place on
Wednesday, noting that the defendant had a right to be granted bail

The judge ruled that the defendant should be bailed with a sum of N10
million with a surety.

In a reaction, the counsel to the defendant, Mr Tope Temokun,
expressed satisfaction over the release of his client from the prison
as well as the bail condition.
He said, “She (Ogunniyi) has been released from the prison while the
bail condition would be perfected later.”

He further explained that the N10milliion bail condition did not mean
that the defendant would pay the money to the court but must have a
guarantor who is worth N10 million with evidence of tax clearance and
must be residing within the jurisdiction of the court.

On the three other defendants, Temokun said their bail application
would be moved later, saying “We can do everything together today
(Tuesday).
(The PUNCH)

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