A Benin High Court, Criminal Division, sitting in Benin City, has been granted bail to Prince Johnson Atseleghe, who was earlier remanded in Police custody before the court for murder and kidnapping related charges in respect of Ologbo Community.
The presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Efe Ikponmwoba, granted him bail owing to lack of facilities to manage the Applicant fo diabetics, hypertension and cataract in the Police custody where he was remanded.
The court noted that the affidavit in support of the motion for bail stated that the Applicant will be available to take his trial and that he had reasonable surety to take him on bail when granted, a position the Prosecution did not challenge.
The court then granted him bail in the sum of two million naira and a surety who must be a property owner, resident in an urban area within the jurisdiction of court and the property must have a certificate of occupancy.
Chief Johnson Atseleghe,63, was earlier remanded by the court alongside Felicia Otikpere,55, Oluwa Esimijie,38, Monday Iluwa,58, Ayokotse Robinson,54, Nosa Omoregie,54, and Mofe Samuel,40.
Others be are; Magnanimous Omawumi,40, Ayuwa More,65, Amerete Ejiro,25, Onyeburutan Jeffery,25, and Benjamin Erewa,39.O Magnanimous Omawumi,40, Ayuwa More,65, Amerete Ejir.
They were alleged to have kidnapped and murdered one Sunny Etchie the Okaighele of Kolokolo community in Edo State.
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