The Lagos State police command has released the nine protesters arrested during the #FearlessInOctober demonstrations in the state.
Police operatives arrested the suspects at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in the Ojota area of the state on Wednesday and detained them for alleged breach of public peace.
The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos.
He said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olarenwaju Ishola, ordered the release of the suspects after a discussion with one of the organisers of the protest, Omoyele Sowore, in his office.
Hundeyin said: “In the spirit of camaraderie and bolstering trust between the police and civil society organisations, CP Ishola has directed that the persons arrested on October 2 for causing a breach of public peace under the guise of protesting be granted bail with immediate effect.
“The CP gave the directive today during the visit of Comrade Omoyele Sowore to his office at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja.
“The arrested persons have since been handed over to Comrade Sowore.”
