•Heavy police presence deters protesters
•Adegboruwa threatens to pull out of judicial panel
Tobi Soniyi, Segun James, Rebecca Ejifoma in Lagos and Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano
The Lagos State Government yesterday filed charges at against ten #ENDSARS protesters arrested on Saturday even as many failed to show up for the protest amid heavy presence of police who had condoned off the Lekki Tollgate Plaza, the venue of the protest.
They were arraigned before a mobile court and were granted bail in the sum of N100,000 each.
A copy of the charge obtained by THISDAY reveals that ten suspects namely Answer Harrison (m), Adekanbi Kayode (m), Yomi Orungbamila, Anjorin Joseph Seye, Paul Terkuma (m), Dayo Keshinro (m), Belema Briggs, Anisere Sodiq (m), Olanrewaju Olonta (m) and Damilare Abímbólá were charged before the Lagos State Magistrate Court, Yaba Magisterial Division.
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The police in Lagos have charged 40 protesters arrested at the Lekki tollgate on Saturday to court, for breaching public peace.
The arrested protesters include, Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, Damilare Adenola, Anjorin Joseph, Paul Terkuma and Anisere Sodiq.
The protesters were charged at the Magistrate Court of Lagos State, Yaba.
Charges
In the charge sheet obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, they were charged on three counts including failing to comply with the “Quarantine Law which prohibit any social gathering to avoid spreading and contacting of Coronavirus Disease”.
The other charges are “breach of public peace, harassment, and causing unnecessary alarm to the public”.