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Oyo court grants bail to 12 suspected killers of undergraduate
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on Friday granted bail to 12 suspects accused of killing an Ajayi Crowther University student, Jeffrey Akro.
The presiding judge, Justice Ladiran Akintola set the bail at ₦5 million for each defendant, with two sureties in like sum, one of whom must be a biological parent.
The suspects earlier pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge. The trial has been adjourned until February 21, 2025.
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Justice Akintola emphasised in his ruling that the granting of bail does not equate to a declaration of innocence or acquittal. Counsel to the prosecution, Victor Otomiewo, noted, “The most important thing is the pronouncement and what every lawyer knows is that the granting of bail is not a declaration of innocence or acquittal.
Similarly, Wole Efunnuga, Counsel to the seventh defendant, commended the judge’s approach, stating that the “ruling represented the views of all the parties involved.”
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