Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- A magistrate's court in Yaba, Lagos State,has granted bail to Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Soweto, and Dele Frank, leaders of Wednesday's protest against demolitions at the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa.

In a ruling on Thursday, the magistrate,A.I.O. Alaka, set bail at N200,000 each, with two responsible sureties per defendant.

The court released the men into the personal custody of their lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),Femi Falana, pending formal perfection of the bail conditions.

Mr Falana described the charges as illegal and in violation of Sections 39 and 40 of the Nigerian constitution, which guarantee freedom of expression and assembly.

He told the court that the defendants had been det...