An Oyo State High Court, Monday, admitted the CEO of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the former queen of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola to bail.

The Principal of Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, Abdullahi Fasasi, was earlier admitted to bail.

 

Oyo State Government had slammed a fresh 18-count suit on the trio.

The 18-count charge borders on: conspiracy to commit a felony to wit: murder, manslaughter, conspiracy to commit an offence to wit: criminal negligence and criminal negligence.

The offences were said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 324 of the Criminal Code, CAP 38, Vol II Law of Oyo State, 2000.

In the charge sheet, the prosecution revealed names and details of 14 of the reported 35 victims of the incident.

The names on the charge sheet include: Musiliu Sofiayah, ‘f’, eight years, Lekan Salami ‘m’, seven years, Feyikemi Salam, ‘f’, one and a half years, Olaniyan Joshua ‘m’, one and a half years and Lateef Muisi ‘m’, eight years.

Others are: Opeyemi Ayomide ‘f’, four years, Adebayo Fatimah ‘f’, four years, Adebayo Abibat, ‘f’, five years, Adeyanju Taiwo ‘f’, eight years, Salaudeen Khalid ‘m’ minor, Anjorin Faridat, ‘f’, 10 years, Nahaam Muisi ‘m’, 13 years and Babatunde Toheeb ‘m’, 18 years.

The charge also said the suspects “did conspire together to commit a felony to wit: criminal negligence, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 517 of the Criminal Code CAP 38, Vol II, Law of Oyo State, 2000.

“Did negligently omit to provide adequate security, crowd control mechanism and medical facilities to prevent stampede at a children funfair programme organised by you and your negligent omission resulted in the death of Musiliu Sofiat ‘f’, aged eight years and 34 other children and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 and punishable under Section 344 of the Criminal Code 38, Vol II Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”

 

Details later...