By Ayodele Oni
The Yoruba Nation Global Directorate (YNGD), one of the groups, canvassing for Yoruba self independence, has alleged that those arrested during a swoop on Chief Sunday Adeyemo, (Igboho) house last weekend are being denied access to their lawyers.
The Directorate has, therefore, threatened to take legal action if the 12 detained Igboho’s aides are not released unconditionally from the cell of Department of State Services, (DSS).
In a statement in Akure on Tuesday, the Directorate described as illegal the arrest and detention of Amoda Babatunde a.k a Lady K and 11 others by the agents of the Federal government.
It claimed that one of the Counsels, Mr Ayo Ogunleye, said he was denied access to see them (his clients) after spending several hours on Monday 5 July 2021 at the office of the DSS in Abuja.
The Information department of the directorate stated further that “the 49 other peaceful protesters arrested by the Police in Lagos on 3rd July, 2021, were taken to court on Monday (5 July 2021). Curiously, the police took them to court on a holding charge by an ex-parte application.
“They were not granted bail. However, a lawyer, Mr. Adelawal Bamgboye, one of those arrested, was granted bail on self-recognition by the presiding judge.
“Curiously, the suspects were arraigned before the judge, while their lawyers were waiting at the detention house for the accused to be moved to the court.”
Chief Raymond Olaiya, representing the Directorate and the Coalition of Yoruba Interest Groups, said an application for bail would be presented to the court shortly. The matter has been adjourned to 19 July 2021.
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