#EndSARS: Court Halts Trial Of Davido, Yesufu, Adeyemi, 47 Others

A High Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has ordered the stoppage of the prosecution of 50 influential and renowned Nigerians alleged to be the brain behind the #EndSARS protests last year.

Ekohotblog reports that the development is sequel to a stay of execution granted by Justice Bello Kawu in a suit filed  controversial lawyer Kenechukwu Okeke.

This follows an application filed by one of the counsels to the applicants, Samuel Ihensekhien Jnr .

Kawu in his ruling on Wednesday, granted the prayers of the applicants who had, among other things, sought an injunction of the court restraining the Nigeria Police Force, and the Abuja police commissioner from arresting or taking further steps against them on the matter.

Mr. Okeke, the controversial Abuja-based lawyer had last November filed a criminal complaint against rights activists Deji Adeyanju and Aisha Yesufu, as well as popular singer Davido and preacher Sam Adeyemi among others, at an Abuja magistrate’s court in Wuse.

The lawyer had demanded punishment for the prominent personalities, who also included Tiwa Savage, Feyikemi Abudu, Wizkid and Dipo Awojide, for their roles in championing the now rested protests against decades of police brutality against citizens.

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A chief magistrate in Abuja, Omolola Akindele, had directed the Abuja police commissioner Bala Ciroma to investigate the activists.

The lawsuit, which was greeted with outrage and condemnation, was widely believed to be part of an elaborate underhand tactics to intimidate and gag the preponderance of Nigerians.