Alleged manslaughter: Court grants Chrisland principal, 3 others bail
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday admitted four staff members of Chrisland School Ikeja, to bail for the alleged involuntary manslaughter of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran.
The Lagos State Government charged Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Belinda Amao, and Nwatu Victoria with involuntary manslaughter and reckless negligent acts.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Justice Oyindamola Ogala admitted the defendants’ bail after defence counsel moved the motion for bail.
There were no objections from the prosecution, led by the Lagos State Attoney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN.
Ogala admitted the first and second defendants to N10 million bail each with two sureties each in like sum
She also admitted the third and the fourth defendants to N20 million bail each with two sureties each in like sum.
The judge said all the sureties must be gainfully employed, have credible and verified evidence of their financial status and reside within the court’s jurisdiction.
The court, however, ordered the defence counsel to write an undertaken for the defendants to be released to them before the perfection of their bail.
