By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
Lawyers in Lagos State under the auspices of Eti-Osa Bar Forum Legal Aid Clinic have demanded the immediate release of protesters arrested by the police on Saturday in the wake of the renewed #EndSARS protests at the Lekki tollgate plaza.
A statement they released as situation room bulletin No 4 titled RELEASE THE #OCCUPYLEKKITOLL GATES 11, identified those arrested as popular comedian Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Macaroni, Kehinde Ogunbayo, Jeffrey Olonta, Kehinde Aghedo Stephen, Sanyaolu Olajuwon Ayoyinka Oni, Moshood Adebola Oshunfurewa, adekambi Kayode Olamide, Damilare Adenola, Ayegbusi Samuel and Paul Terkuma.
The statement circulated on the social media read”
“We are now seized of the particulars of the
“#OccupyLekkiTollGates 11” persons arrested by officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force to wit; Mr. Macaroni , the “Fantabulous” Comedian, Moshood Adebola Oshunfurewa, Adekambi Kayode Olamide, Damilare Adenola, Ayegbusi Samuel and Paul TERKUMA.
“We are also seized of the facts that they were subjected to harrasment and seizure of the phones.
“We hereby reiterate our appeals for calls to be made to the phone line of CP HAKEEM ODUMOSU, to wit, +23408065668179.”
The statement was signed by Oladotun Hassan ESQ, Chairman , Eti-Osa Bar Forum, and Ayo Ademiluyi ESQ, Secretary, Eti-Osa Bar Forum and Coordinator, Legal Aid Clinic and Situation Room for #OccupyLekkiTollGates Protests.