An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, will next Monday rule on the bail application filed by a former Queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, and Abdulahi Fasasi.
Hamzat is the proprietor of an Ibadan based radio station, Agidigbo FM, while Fasasi is the Principal, Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan.
They were all arrested and arraigned in court in connection with the death of over 35 people at a charity event organised by Silekunola in Ibadan last month.
Counsels to the accused had filed a summon of application for bail before the Court.
Justice Olawoyin After listening to the submission and arguments of the counsels on Tuesday, Justice K. B Olawoyin adjourned the ruling on the bail application till Tuesday.
The suspects are being remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Agodi.
Fasasi was represented by Waheed Olajide; Silekunola was represented by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Musibau Adetunmbi; and Hamzat was represented by Adekunle Sobaloju (SAN).
The cases were argued separately by the counsel in a proceeding that lasted over five hours.
The state had also filed a counter-application against the bail of the suspects.
The state team was led by the state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr. Abiodun Aikomo.
All the counsel in their separate arguments told the court why their clients should be allowed to enjoy their freedom, noting that there are no sufficient evidence is before the court to warrant the confining to prison custody.
