The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted bail to 12 alleged killers of an undergraduate student of Ajayi Crowther University, Jeffrey Akro.
Justice Ladiran Akintola while ruling on their bail application, admitted them to bail in the sum of N5 million each with two sureties in like sum.
The judge ordered that each one of the sureties must be a biological parent of the applicant/defendant and adjourned the trial to February 21, 2025.
The suspects had pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge filed against them.
The court had refused their oral bail application at the last proceeding.
However, in his ruling, Justice Akintola emphasised that the granting of bail does not equate to a declaration of innocence or acquittal.
The prosecution counsel, 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.
“The trial has been adjourned till February 21, 2025. If we are unable to resolve the matter on that date, the trial will proceed accordingly.
“The pronouncement of the judge and his conduct of the trial so far, everybody will go home and see that justice, real justice not abstract justice is served.”
