Five people and a lawyer were arraigned Tuesday in an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for their roles in the #RevolutionNow protests.
Publisher of SaharaReporters and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAN) in the February 2019 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore, had reportedly teamed up with a network of other pro-democracy activists to demand a revolution in Nigeria.
The demonstration, tagged #RevolutionNow had been planned to start on Monday, August 5, 2019.
Meanwhile, the police have charged Ehis Omoshomio, 35; Gabriel Ojumah, 51, Juwon Sanyaolu, 22; Stanley Anobi, 28; Elias Ozikpu, 30; Kenechukwu Ukachukwu, 25, with two counts of unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause breach of the peace.
They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
Ibijoke Akinpelu, counsel from the State Criminal Intelligence and Information Department (SCIID) Panti, and the resident prosecutor, Insp Kehinde Omisakin, said the defendants committed the offence on August 5, at 10 a.m., at Surulere Stadium.
Akinpelu alleged that the six defendants, assembled at the National Stadium Surulere to protest, adding that the gathering was unlawful and caused fear to the public.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 44 and 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Chief Magistrate A.O. Komolafe admitted Ojumah, a lawyer, to bail based on self- recognition and the other five defendants N100, 000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
Komolafe adjourned the case until Sept. 26 for mention.
