Activist Mahdi Shehu granted N3m bail
Detained activist Mahdi Shehu has been granted bail by the Kaduna State High Court following his arrest for allegedly sharing a misleading video that went viral and was deemed a threat to national security.
On Thursday, January 9, Justice Murtala J. Zubair granted Shehu bail with conditions, including the payment of N3 million and the provision of two sureties of equal sum, who must be renowned clerics.
The court further directed that Shehu surrender his passport, refrain from leaving the country, and report to the office of the respondent on the first working day of every month.
Shehu had previously been remanded in prison custody by an order from the Chief Magistrates’ Court (CMC 1) on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Kaduna.
In his ruling, Justice Zubair stated, “Having listened carefully to the various submissions and considered the documents placed before me, I am of the humble view that the applicant has made a case for his admittance to bail pending his arraignment before a competent judge.”
The judge also noted that there was no evidence to justify denying the activist bail.
(AFRIPOST)
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