Three of the 10 persons charged with treason over the August #EndBadGovernance protest have been released from detention, after weeks of arduous efforts to meet the bail conditions imposed on them by the trial court.
The trio, Michael Adaramoye aka Lenin, Mosiu Sadiq, and Opaluwa Eleojo, were released from the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja, on Thursday, after fulfilling their bail conditions and completing all necessary paperwork.
They joined three other co-defendants who were released earlier.
Their lawyer and human rights activist, Abubakar Marshall of Falana and Falana chambers, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday.
Mr Marshall noted that “efforts are being made to get the remaining five persons released,” who include one other individual later charged separately in connection with the protest.
One of the newly released defendants, Mr Adaramoye, told PREMIUM TIMES that he was happy to be out, and was “looking forward to the…