A Federal High Court sitting in Akure yesterday remanded in prison custody, two suspects, Mrs Happiness Ogundeji and Mr Abiodun Ogundeji presently standing trial over their alleged connection with a baby factory in Ilutitu ,Okitipupa.
The trial Judge, Justice Mohammed Ishaq Sani gave the order at the resumed hearing of the matter .
Counsel to the suspects, Mr Festus Keyamo informed the court of the application for bail, dated February 23 and filed on February 24 ,2014.
Keyanmo, told the court that he had filed bail applications for each of the accused persons. He therefore prayed for consolidation of the applications in which they asked for an order admitting the suspect to bail.
According to him, “The constitution guarantees the freedom of the accused persons, since they are presumed innocent until they are found guilty”.
The lawyer urged the court to admit his client to bail so as to afford them the opportunity to stand trial ,adding that ‘’the discretion of the court is unfettered.’’
The prosecution lawyer, Barr. Chedu Ajaegbu, who represented the Attorney General of the Federation, also informed the court of a Counter Affidavit dated February 26,2014 in which he attached some evidence to prove that the accused persons should not be granted bail
He pointed out that the first accused, Mrs Ogundeji was facing similar charge in Enugu and Imo State High Courts.
The prosecution counsel submitted that the woman in the two states where she committed the same offence ,was granted bail, but she has since stopped attending courts for her trial before she relocated to Ondo State.
But, Keyamo contended that the prosecution counsel should display before the court, evidence of bench warrant against her in the two states.
Justice Sani then adjourned his ruling on the bail application.
However, Ajaegbu told the court that he could not take the accused persons back to Lagos until determination of the court on bail application because ,he brought them from Lagos and kept them in the custody of the Immigration Service.
He therefore applied that the duo be remanded in prison custody, which was accordingly granted by the court.
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