“Revolution Now’’: Four charged to court in Ogun

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A man is arrested by the police for looting on the fourth day of a nationwide strike against the removal of the petrol subsidy in Lagos January 12, 2012. Tens of thousands of Nigerians have been protesting up and down Africa's most populous nation for four straight days in protest against the axing of the petrol subsidy, which more than doubled the price to around 150 naira ($0.93) per litre. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ENERGY)

 

The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned four suspects arrested during the “Revolution Now” protest before an Abeokuta magistrate court.

The suspects, Daniel Abraham ‘m’ 29yrs, Afofun Festus ‘m’ 18yrs, Kolawole Seun ‘m’ 25yrs and Okoro Romeo ‘m’ 38yrs were arraigned on a 3-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace, punishable under section 516, 70 and 249 (D) of the Criminal Code laws of Ogun State .

The four suspects pleaded not guilty and were admitted to bail while the case was adjourned to 15th of August 2019.