Four IPOB members granted bail of N10m each
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the judge ordered that they were not to seen in any gathering at any time or granting newsmen interviews or any type of interviews1 justice binta nyako of the federal high court abuja on monday admitted four members of the indigenous people of biafra ipob to bail in the sum of n10 million each1 chimezie onwudiwe madubugwu and nwawuisi aged between 33 and 45 are facing three-count charge of conspiracy to commit treasonable felony and illegal possession of firearms1 they were all arrested in 2016 and had been in detention since then1 they were charged along with the former leader of the ipob nnamdi kanu who has not been seen since sept. 22 20171 nyako in granting them bail said she had carefully considered the consolidated application for bail submitted by their counsel and the number of years they had spent in prison custody1 she also made reference to the defendants health status as well as the ruling she had read of a sister judge as well as the administration of criminal justice actacja20151 in considering their bail justice nyako ordered the defendants to deposit monetary sum of n10 million each with the chief registrar of the court1 she added that the defendants are not allowed to travel outside the country that they are to deposit their travelling documents at the court as well1 justice nyako admitted bright chimezie chidiebere onwudiwe david nwawuisdi and benjamin madubugwu to bail1 no welcome oyoyo gathering.if you do that you will be sent back to prison. go home be with your family come to court. the trial has commenced nyako said1 at the prayer of the defence counsel mr ifeanyi ejiofor the judge ordered that the defendants to report to the commissioner of police at their locality every two weeks instead of abuja1 she ordered the first defendant chimezie to report to the commissioner of police rivers1 nyako also ordered the second defendant onwudiwe and the fourth nwawuisdi to both report to the commissioner of police enugu state1 she said the third benjamin madubugwu should report to the commissioner of police in anambra1 chimezie also pleaded the court to stop men of the state security operatives from invading their residence after being admitted to bail1 justice nyako in response assured them that they were under the custody of the court1 she adjourned the commencement of triai until nov. 141