A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Jan. 6, for ruling in a bail application filed by Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu with death threat on social media.
Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after T.J. Aondo, who appeared for Thomas, and the lawyer to the prosecution, Victor Okoye, made their submissions for and against the bail application.
Moving the bail motion, Aondo said the application, dated Dec. 20, was served on same date. He said it was brought pursuant to the 1999 Constitution and Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015.
The lawyer said the application prayed the court for an order admitting Thomas to bail pending the hearing and determination of the charge before the court.
He urged the court to admit his client to bail on liberal terms, assuring that she would not jump bail.
But Okoye, who said a counter affidavit was filed on Dec. 30, prayed the court to refuse Thomas bail application.
Okoye equally urged the court to discountenance the exhibits attached to the bail request.
He argued that the documents were extracted from the internet in contradiction with Section 84 of the Evidence Act.
The lawyer further argued that any newspaper publication sought to be rendered in court ought to be certified by the National Library.
Aondo, therefore, prayed the court to exercise its discretionary power in favour of Thomas.
Justice Nwite adjourned the matter until Jan. 6, 2025 for ruling.
The judge, who hinted that the case file would be remitted back to the chief judge after the ruling, said his duty as vacation judge would end on the date.
