21-year-old woman, Gloria Okolie, has perfected her bail conditions and regained her freedom after spending over nine months in detention over alleged Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, connection.
Okolie was arrested and illegally detained since June 17, 2021, by the operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Imo State on allegations of spying for IPOB.
Recall that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on November 23, 2021 granted bail to Gloria Okolie in the sum of N10million with two sureties.
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 2 years.
Okolie who was accused of an offence bordering on terrorism was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly being friends with a suspected IPOB member .
She was later transferred to Abuja, despite efforts by her family members to secure her release.
While reacting to the bail conditions her lawyers, Ihensekhien Samuel 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 Suleja Correctional Centre custody pending the fulfilment of their bail conditions.
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