By Ayo Kehinde
An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, has granted bail to Naomi Sikekunola, the Ooni’s ex-queen.
Queen Naomi was admitted on bail along with the owner of the Ibadan-based broadcasting station, Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Basorun, Abdulahib Fasasi, over their alleged involvement in the Ibadan stampede that resulted in the deaths of 35 children.
Justice K. B. Olawoyin, in his ruling on the bail application filed by the defence counsel, admitted the suspects to bail with a bond of N10 million each and two sureties in like sums.
According to the ruling, the sureties must provide land documents within the court’s jurisdiction. Other conditions include the deposit of their international passports with the court and a restriction from granting any form of press interview during the pendency of the case.
The case has been adjourned for further hearing until January 27, 2025.
