Ondo: EndSARS protester who gave birth in prison granted N10m bail

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)