September 20, (THEWILL) – The Sixty-nine (69) gay suspects, who were apprehended on August 27 in Ekpan Community, Uvwie Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State, during a gay wedding ceremony, have been released on bail.
Counsel to the suspects, Ochuko Ohimor, who confirmed the development, said they were admitted to bail with the sum of N500,000 and two sureties each.
Ohimor said the sureties must reside within the Effurun jurisdiction of the Court.
He added that the suspects must sign an undertaking at the State High Court of Justice, Effurun, in Uvwie LGA, where they were earlier arraigned on September 4.
“The suspects were granted bail at a cost of N500,000 and two sureties each. The sureties must reside within the Effurun jurisdiction,” he said.
THEWILL recalls that the suspects were arrested by a crack team of police operatives attached to the Ekpan Division while conducting a gay wedding ceremony, which they tagged an “all-white party.”
