An Ikeja Chief Magistrates\u2019 Court on Thursday, discharged and acquitted six men charged with breach of public peace during the 2020 #Endsars protest.<\/p>\n
They are Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola,32, Salaudeen Kamilu, 29, Sodiq Usseni, 33 and Azeez Isiaka, 34.<\/p>\n
The defendants in a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a count charge of breach of public peace preferred against them by the Lagos State Government.<\/p>\n
After listening to the plea bargain agreement, the Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, found the defendants guilty and convicted them of the offence.<\/p>\n
She, however, cautioned and discharged them, adding that they had spent almost four years in custody.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Director for Public Prosecutions, DPP, Dr Babajide Martins, told the court that he had an amended charge.<\/p>\n
He said the defendants committed the offence on Nov. 23, 2020, at noon, at Ebute Metta, Lagos.<\/p>\n
According to him, the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of the public peace.<\/p>\n
He said the offence contravened Section 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.<\/p>\n
Martins, however, urged the court to sentence the defendants based on their plea.<\/p>\n
Their legal representative, Mr T.D Ojeshino, pleaded to the court to tamper justice with mercy.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy lord, I plead the court to tamper justice with mercy as the defendants are first-time offenders.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome are breadwinners of their families and still very young.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have been in custody since 2020 and have truly learnt their lessons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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