The Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos State on Thursday granted activist Hassan Taiwo, popularly known as Soweto, and protest leader Dele Frank bail in the sum of ₦200,000 each. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that the Lagos State Police Command arraigned Soweto, Frank and other anti-demolition and forced eviction protesters before the court over alleged felony offences arising from a protest in Ikeja on Wednesday. According to the police, the protest began at the Ikeja Under-Bridge, where demonstrators allegedly blocked Awolowo Road for several hours, extending towards Alausa. I don't know.”The police prosecutor further told the court: “Inasmuch as bail is free, these young men, if court grants them bail, they will go back and block the National Assembly (sic). The groups accused the police and state authorities of repression, brutality, and disregard for the constitutional rights of the protesters.