47 of the 48 Yoruba Nation agitators detained by police during the July 3 rally in Lagos state have been released.
The pronouncement was made by Maxwell Adeleye, the spokesperson for Ilana Omo Oodua, a Yoruba self-determination group, in a statement posted on Tuesday, July 27. He stated that they were released after meeting their bail conditions.
The statement was as follows:
“This is to notify the general public that 47 of the 48 protesters apprehended by Nigerian police at the Yoruba Nation Rally on July 3rd, 2021 have been released from custody after meeting their bail conditions.”
Tajudeen Bakare, one of the protesters, is still being held in detention after the police filed a murder case against him.
Bakare was charged with the murder of Jumoke Oyeleke, a 25-year-old trader who was killed by a stray bullet while police were dispersing protesters during the protest. According to the police, Mr Bakare was in possession of a Beretta pistol and two live rounds when he "unlawfully killed" the trader.
Given the severity of the accusations leveled against him, the agitator was denied bail.