Nigeria, April 6 -- Peter Onyuike, who was arrested over a week ago on the instructions of the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, has been released on bail, his lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday.

PREMIUM TIMES on Monday reported how Mr Onyuike, a phone repairer at one of the outlets at Banex Plaza, Wuse, Abuja, where Mr Umar assaulted a security guard was arrested and detained at the Police Station in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja without bail or trial, since March 29.

Witnesses in separate interviews with our correspondent, said Mr Onyuike was severely beaten by the security agents who reportedly acted on Mr Umar's order, before he was driven away.

Mr Umar, according to witnesses, accused Mr Onyuike o...