Gloria Okolie, the 21-year-old lady accused of being friends with a member of the Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB) member, has regained her freedom after nine months in detention
Okolie was arrested on the grounds of her alleged links with an IPOB member.
She was later slammed with terrorism charges after activists protested against her illegal detention
The 21-year-old Gloria Okolie has finally regained freedom after police snubbed several petitions, including a court ruling seeking her arraignment.
Okolie was arrested in Imo State by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) formerly headed by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.
Okolie regained freedom today (Wednesday) after spending over 150 days in illegal police detention.
On November 23, a Federal High Court in Abuja granted Okolie bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties.
The arraignment of Okolie before the court followed several petitions to the police IGP, Usman Baba, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Ruling on the bail application, the presiding judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo admitted her to bail with sureties one of whom must be at least a level-14 Civil Servant while the other must own landed property and must have lived at the present address for at least two years.
She was later transferred to Abuja, despite efforts by her family members to secure her release.
Okolie’s lawyer, Ihensekhien Samuel, who commended the judge for admitting her to bail though the terms were stringent but they would apply for variation in due course.
Okolie and her co-defendant had remained in prison custody Suleja Correctional Centre while waiting for the fulfilment of their bail conditions, which has now been perfected.
