The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has granted the bail applications filed by the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, owner of a prominent indigenous radio station, Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Abdullahi Fasasi.
The ruling was pronounced by Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, on Monday.
Naomi was granted N10 million bail with two sureties. The court also granted Oriyomi and Fasasi N10 million bail with two sureties.
The judge ordered the suspects to deposit their passports with the court and barred them from granting an interview.
Recall that the trio were being prosecuted over a stampede that occurred at the school.
No fewer than thirty-five children died during the incident, which happened on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has insisted that those involved in the stampede must face trial.
He, however, added that he wasn’t against the suspects being granted bail in the case.
