Four days after a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State
and presided by Justice E. Asiago granted Ifekwe Udo the founder of
the Church of Satan, Ohafia and 17 others bail, Lucifer as Udo is
popularly known, was yet to regain freedom.
Udo and his co-accused were arrested by the police personnel from
Force Headquarters, Abuja following the riot at Ebem Ohafia during
which government properties including the police station, state High
and Magistrate courts all in Ohafia, worth millions of Naira were
destroyed by irate youths.
breaching the COVID-19 protocols directives of the Federal and State
Governments.
The founder of the Church of Satan and others were arraigned before
Justice Asiago on Monday and the court granted them bail in the sum of
N1, 000,000 with two sureties each, one of which must be a traditional
ruler or recognised chief and a senior civil servant.
The court also held that the sureties must have verifiable address,
adding that the bail is compartmentalised according to their villages.
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