No Bail For Teenage #EndSARS Protesters Who Gave Birth In Prison

Kemisola Oguniyi, the teenage ENDSARS protesters, who gave birth
to a baby last week, is yet to be granted bail.

Kemisola was two-month pregnant when she was remanded in prison
custody alongside three others for allegedly burning some buildings
during the ENDSARS protest.

Her bail was stalled Monday at an Akure High Court when Justice
Omolara Adejumo said she was unaware of the bail application by the
Counsel to the defendant, Tope Temokun.

Tomekun however said the bail application would be taken Tuesday
even though he was assured that Kemisola would be released
today.

He said: “That is not to say that we should allow the naming
ceremony to take place in prison. And we are fighting against that
seriously.

“We were fighting that Kemisola should not deliver in prison but
she eventually delivered in prison. So if we say we don’t want the
naming ceremony in the prison custody, it is still part of the
agitation to get her released”.

Ondo Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Sir Charles
Titiloye, said the court had to follow the procedure for the bail
application for the defendant to be heard.

Titiloye had earlier said Kemisola was silent about her
pregnancy before she was remanded to prison custody.

He said: “There are procedures for all court matters. It was a
court order that put the person in the custody and the court order
has to be followed in securing her bail. So Tuesday is not too
late. We have to follow the court procedure.”

Kemisola Oguniyi, the teenage ENDSARS protesters, who gave birth
to a baby last week, is yet to be granted bail.

Kemisola was two-month pregnant when she was remanded in prison
custody alongside three others for allegedly burning some buildings
during the ENDSARS protest.

Her bail was stalled Monday at an Akure High Court when Justice
Omolara Adejumo said she was unaware of the bail application by the
Counsel to the defendant, Tope Temokun.

Tomekun however said the bail application would be taken Tuesday
even though he was assured that Kemisola would be released
today.

He said: “That is not to say that we should allow the naming
ceremony to take place in prison. And we are fighting against that
seriously.

“We were fighting that Kemisola should not deliver in prison but
she eventually delivered in prison. So if we say we don’t want the
naming ceremony in the prison custody, it is still part of the
agitation to get her released”.

Ondo Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Sir Charles
Titiloye, said the court had to follow the procedure for the bail
application for the defendant to be heard.

Titiloye had earlier said Kemisola was silent about her
pregnancy before she was remanded to prison custody.

He said: “There are procedures for all court matters. It was a
court order that put the person in the custody and the court order
has to be followed in securing her bail. So Tuesday is not too
late. We have to follow the court procedure.”