The Federal High Court Osogbo, Osun State, has reserved ruling on bail of a member of Osun Park Management System, Olalekan Oyeyemi (aka Emir) till further notice.
The defendant was arraigned on March 13, 2024, on 11 count charges, including conspiracy, unlawful killing, malicious damage, and acts of terrorism.
During the argument on bail by the parties, yesterday, counsel to the defendant, Edmund Biriomoni, told the court that a formal application had been filed and served on the prosecution.
He urged the court to grant his client bail, saying: “The prosecution counsel has filed a five-paragraph counter application to our bail, but we have replied to them. I am not saying the offences are bailable, but bail is at the discretion of the court,” Biriomoni said.
Prosecution counsel, Francis Ossai, urged the court to deny the bail of the defendant, noting that a counter motion had been filed to that effect.
Citing section 165 of the Administration of Criminal Justice, 2015, the prosecutor submitted that the court reserves the power to deny bail, particularly, when there is reasonable ground to believe that the defendant will, when released on bail, commit another offence or attempt to evade trial.
Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, thereby, adjourned the ruling on the bail application, noting that the date would be communicated to the parties.
