A Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos, on Tuesday, granted bail in the sum of N1million to each of the five students of Dowen College charged with the alleged murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni.
The police charged the boys, described as minors, with conspiracy and homicide.
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 that one of each of the defendants’ sureties must be their parent, and must swear an affidavit of compliance.
The late Sylvester Oromoni
She further held that the international passports of all the defendants must be submitted to the court, their residence must be verified by the prosecutor and they must stay within 2km of their residence at all times.
Defence counsel, Miss 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.
The defendants were on December 9, remanded in a juvenile home over the death of their schoolmate who was allegedly attacked in a case of bullying while in school.
– NAN