Justice Emmanuel Ayoola of Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, has remanded in prison a man, Mr. S. Duduyemi, who stood surety for an accused standing trial over the alleged sharing of the nude video of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye.
Sikiru Ileladewa, one of the accused persons in the case, was said to have jumped bail before the Police arrested Duduyemi, a principal of a secondary school in the state.
Also, the judge slammed N300,000 fine on the accused’s counsel, Mr. J. P. Jones, for failing to appear in court.
Recall that Owoeye’s nude video was shared on social media and eight people were arrested in connection with the allegation.
Owoeye was said to have been caught in a community, allegedly attempting to bath with blood. But, the speaker claimed he was set up by the defendants.
The court asked that Duduyemi be remanded in Ile-Ife Correctional Centre pending the perfection of his bail.
The surety was granted bail in the sum of N10million with two sureties. The court ordered that one of the sureties must be a traditional ruler.
Meanwhile, the fined lawyer, Jones, has written the court to adjourn the matter, citing his appearance before a state high court for a murder case.
But the state prosecutor, Mr. Moses Faremi, frowned on the excuse by the lawyer, who he said was in court on Thursday last week when the matter was adjourned.
Faremi urged the court to fine the lawyer for stalling the ongoing trial.
Justice Ayoola awarded a fine of N300,000 against the counsel and directed him to pay before the next adjourned date.
The judge adjourned the case till Thursday December 12, 2019 for ruling on bail application of the sureties and continuation of trial within trial.
