A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted
five Dowen College students, charged with the alleged murder of their
12-year-old schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni, to bail in the sum of N1m each.
The police charged the boys, who are minors, with conspiracy
and homicide.
The Chief magistrate, Olatunbosun Adeola, after hearing the
bail application from the defendants’ counsel, ordered the defendants to
produce two sureties each in like sum.
Adeola said one of each of the defendants’ sureties must be
their parent and must swear an affidavit of compliance.
She also held that the international passports of all the
defendants must be submitted to the court, adding that their residence must be
verified by the prosecutor and they must stay within 2km of their residence at
all times.
Defence counsel, Ifeoma Eson, Mr A.E. Amah, Mr Godwin Omoaka
(SAN), Mr Eze Ajibo represented Begue and Mr Micheal Ayinla were in court for
the minors.
NAN reports that the defendants were on Dec. 9 remanded in a
juvenile home over the death of their schoolmate who was allegedly attacked in
a case of bullying while in school.
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