Breach Of Peace: Court Grants 33 Bail

For allegedly hurling stones at a Divisional Police Officer and his men at a kidnappers’ den in Lagos, 33 men including two teenagers, were last Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court and were subsequently granted bail.
The accused are  Emmanuel Nwankwo, 41, Rilwan Lateef, 31, Tope Adedayo, 26, Damilola habeeb, 20, Lawrence Ogbodo, 36, Lateef Durosomo, 29, Sakiru Alison, 31 and Maxwell Omoregbe, 30.
Others include Anuoluwapo Timothy, 21, Ayobami Eresanmi, 23, Richard Shobayo, 19, Lateef Suraju, 32, Ayodeji Olatunji, 43, Abiodun Adesina, 21, Segun Thompson, 21, John Andrew, 34, Qudus Balogun, 20 and Michael Eze, 36.
Lekan Olaogun, 27, Jotham Achineku, 20, Diya Aliyu 25, Abiodun Olatunbosun, 20, John Michael, 29, Nnamdi Adiele, 29, Taofeek Kosubato, 13, Kazeem Arikewuyo, 39, John Any in, 32, were also docked.
Also charged are Akinyemi, 23, Muyideen Adetona, 26, Wasiu Adebisin, 25, Ekundayo Fagbenro, 40, Rafiu Abdulahi, 30 and Festus Maduneme, 32.
The accused are arraigned before Chief Magistrate  Oluyemisi Adelaja on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful assembly and causing a breach of peace.
They all pleaded not guilty of the charges.
But the Police Prosecutor, Inspector  Chinalu Uwadione insisted that the accused committed the offences on August 8 at 9.00 a.m. at Obadoja Bus Stop along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
He said the accused had conspired to cause a breach of peace and held an unlawful assembly when a team of policemen arrived at the scene of a crime-the kidnappers’ hideout which was discovered in Ijaiye axis of the expressway.
The offences contravened Sections 44, 168(1) and 330 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Chief Magistrate Adelaja admitted the accused to a bail of N100,000 each with one responsible surety each in like sum, who must show evidence of tax payment to the state government.