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  • Chrisland: Four staffers arraigned for covering up sexual acts

    Chrisland: Four staffers arraigned for covering up sexual acts

    The police in Lagos has arraigned four staffers of the Chrisland Schools, Lagos for trying to cover up the sexual acts involving some pupils of the school,

    The staffers were arraigned on Tuesday before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on two counts of conduct likely to cause breach of public peace and covering up sexual acts.

    TheNewsGuru.com Recalls that some pupils were involved in Immoral acts whilst on a tour of World School Games in Dubai, United Arab Emirate.

    The charges read, “That you, Oladotun Sotunde, Elesho Tajudeen, Rhoda Olanipekun, Ajiboye Hammed, on or before 25th day of April, 2022 at Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Idimu, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit: conduct likely to cause breach of the peace and indecent practices among your school pupils during their participation in the World School Games, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    “That you, Oladotun Sotunde, Elesho Tajudeen, Rhoda Olanipekun, Ajiboye Hammed, on or before 25th day of April, 2022, at Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Idimu, Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, having returned from the World School Games, involving your students, did intentionally obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course of justice by concealing the indecent acts of your school girl sex video among the students before it went viral, thereby committing an offence punishable under the Section 97 (1) (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”

    The defence team, led by Ademola Animashaun, asked for bail in liberal terms after the defendants pleaded not guilty to the two charges.

    Ruling on the application, the Chief Magistrate,

    Adeola Olatunbosun, the chief magistrate who ruled on the case admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N300,000 each, with three sureties in like sum.

    The magistrate adjourned the case till June 16, 2022.

  • BREAKING: Court grants Eromosele Adene bail after 10 days in police custody

    BREAKING: Court grants Eromosele Adene bail after 10 days in police custody

    There was mild drama at the Yaba Magistrates Court as #EndSARS campaigner, Eromosele Adene was granted bail after spending 10 days in police custody.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Eromosele, popularly known as Eromz, was granted bail on Tuesday with the bail set at N1 million.

    The magistrate said it was important that Eromosele’s fundamental right not be infringed upon in the interest of justice.

    Drama started when some persons started chanting “#EndSARS now” in the courtroom after Eromosele was granted bail.

    TNG gathers over 8 police vehicles filled with police officers left the court premises after bail was granted to Eromosele.

    The Yaba Magistrates Court granted bail to the #EndSARS campaign with the bail set at N1 million with two sureties required.

    Police counsel argued in court that Eromosele’s fundamental right can be temporarily seized to prevent the commission of a crime.

    He said organisers should be arrested if they allow peaceful protests snowball into anarchy. He hinted at the recent #EndSARS protests as an example.

    The police prosecutor then requested the magistrate grant the Police a remand order to keep Eromosele in custody while he’s investigated for acts including criminal incitement under Nigeria’s Terrorism Act.

    However, Eromosele’s counsel described the application filed by the Police as “a threat to his fundamental rights”, adding, “All weapons fashioned against him shall fail”.

    Eromosele’s counsel argued that the Police have had enough time to investigate the case since he has spent 10 days in custody already.

    He said his freedom should not depend on the ability of the Police to speedily investigate the case against him.

    Eromosele’s counsel said he has the constitutional right to call for a protest, and noted that he has not been accused of calling for a riot.

    “They (Police) are trying to overreach not only the defendant, but the court of law,” he said.

    Eromosele’s counsel says he’s being used as a scapegoat by the Police, stressing that “The court should not allow itself to be used to cover incompetence.”

    He then requested that the court grant bail to Eromosele.