Detained PremiumTimes reporter, Samuel Ogundipe was admitted to bail by a Kubwa Grade 1 Magistrate Court in Abuja on Friday.
After spending days in police custody, Ogundipe who was earlier arrested by the Nigeria police for alleged stealing of classified documents, was secretly arraigned before the Magistrate, Abdulwahab Mohammed on Wednesday.
Mohammed had first heard the case on Wednesday after the reporter was secretly arraigned without being allowed legal representation.
However, Mohammed during Friday’s hearing granted the reporter bail in the sum of N500,000 and a surety who must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction.
Ogundipe was able to meet his bail conditions and was consequently released.