7th January 2025
By Idris Buba
Oyo State High Court, presided by Justice K. B. Olawoyin, has fixed Tuesday, January 13, to deliver his ruling on the bail application filed by Ooni of Ife’s ex-queen, Naomi Silekunola, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, and Abdulahi Fasasi.
Fasasi is the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, while Hamzat is the proprietor of Agidigbo FM, an Ibadan-based radio station.
The duo alongside the ex-queen are currently standing trial over the stampede which occurred during a Christmas funfair at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, in December 2024 which claimed the lives of about 35 children.
READ MORE; 30 Children Feared Dead In Ibadan Funfair Stampede
Counsel for the suspects had on Tuesday, filed summons of application for bail at the Oyo State High Court, Court 8, Ring Road, Ibadan.
After listening to the submissions and arguments of the counsel on points of law, Justice Olawoyin adjourned ruling on the bail application till Tuesday, January 13.
The suspects are currently being remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre Agodi
