An Ilorin Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday granted bail to a traditionalist, Abdullazeez Adegbola, popularly known as ‘Tani’Olohun who was standing trial for defamation before the court.
Tani’Olohun breathed the air of freedom after spending 75 days in the Federal Correctional Custody in Ilorin, the state capital.
The traditionalist who was arraigned before the court on August 17,2023 for alleged Criminal defamation and other offences was ordered to be remanded in custody by the court.
Tani’ Olohun was standing trial of a five count charges of alleged criminal conspiracy, inciting public disturbance, disturbance of public peace, criminal defamation of character and intentional insult before the court, contrary to sections 97, 210, 392, and 114 of the penal code law of Nigeria.
He pleaded not guilty to the offences in the court and was ordered to be remanded in the Federal Correctional facility by the Court.
He was not granted bail by the court when the case came up for hearing on October 5 and October 24, 2023 respectively.
When the case came up for hearing at the court on Monday, Tani’Olohun’s counsel, Mr Mufutau Olobi announced the withdrawal of the preliminary objection filed before the court.
Olobi later moved a fresh application for bail for Tani’ Olohun praying the court to grant him bail and release him from the Federal Correctional facility in which he had been kept in the past 75 days.
The counsel said that Tani’Olohun was ready to abide by the condition given by the court, adding that he would be present at the court whenever he is needed and would provide a reliable surety that would stand for him before the court.
The trial Chief magistrate, Mohammed Ibrahim who presided over the case granted bail to Tani’Olohun in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties in the like sum in which one of them must be his blood relation and must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court.
The magistrate also said that the sureties must submit seven passport photographs with the court registrar.
The court further ordered that Tani’ Olohun must be coming to court fortnightly, adding that a register must be opened for him by the court registrar.
The court, however, adjourned the case till November 21, 2023.