Court sets Aluu.4 killers free

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has
granted bail to 4 out of the 12 suspects
involved in the gruesome murder of four
undergraduate students of the University of
Port Harcourt last year at Omuokiri
community in Aluu, Rivers State.
The four persons are accused of negligence
and they include the traditional ruler of
Omuokiri, Alhaji Hassan Walewa, Okoghiro
Endurance, Ozioma Abajua and Chigozie
Evans.
Presiding judge, justice Letam Nyordee said
he granted the bail considering the nature
of their offence and also on health grounds
as it concerned the traditional leader.
Justice Nyordee also made reference to
section 118 of the Criminal Law of Rivers
State 1998 that gives the court liberty to
grant bail at its discretion.
He, therefore, granted them bail with the
sum of N2 million, with the conditions that
the accused persons must provide of 2
sureties that must own landed properties
in Port Harcourt, must provide tax payment certificates for the past 2 years.
Meanwhile, after granting
bail to four out of the twelve accused persons,Justice Nyordee started proper hearing on the
matter with Deputy Superintendent of Police, Raphael Ezeji standing as
witness.Ezeji, who belongs to the
Rivers State CID presented the court with documents, photographs and video evidences of the crime.
Counsels to the 3rd and 7th accused persons,Emmanuel John and O.C Mbaba objected to the evidences, questioning their authenticity and relevance.
However, in the course of tendering the evidences, Solicitor General of Rivers State and the Chief Prosecutor, Rufus Godwins
maintained that the materials submitted as evidence were relevant and admissible.
Informationlocker reports that tears
flowed freely as the video
of the incident was showed
in the court.In the meantime, the court adjourned further ruling and hearing on the matter till
October 31.