2012 subsidy protests: Court grants alleged killer DPO bail

IGP Abubakar

Lagos High Court, Ikeja Justice Olabisi Akinlade on Thursday granted bail to the dismissed Divisional Police Officer of Pen Cinema, Agege Police Station, Mr. Segun Fabunmi .

Fabunmi was arraigned before Justice Akinlade for the alleged killing of a protester Adedamola Daramola, during protests against fuel subsidy removal in January 2012.

The judge granted bail to Fabunmi in the sum of N250 million with two sureties in like sum.

Granting the defendant’s bail application, Justice Akinlade held that Fabunmi would be in need of special medical attention which he may not get in prison if denied bail.

She held in her ruling that a medical report issued by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, which disclosed that the defendant was suffering from renal (kidney) failure, was sufficient to grant him bail.

She remarked that the defendant has provided sufficient material upon which his bail application could be considered.

“What is important in granting bail is for a defendant to place sufficient materials before the court for it to exercise its discretion in his favour.

“It is when a defendant has done that this that the burden of proof will shift to the prosecution, who will have to show cause on why the defendant should not be granted bail,” she said.