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Bail
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Aug. 24, 2017 (NAN) An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday in Lagos granted a N50,000 bail to a 38 -year-old
businessman, Roy Unumueme, who failed to produce his brother for whom he stood surety.
The court directed the accused to produce two sureties as part of the bail condition.
Unumueme, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and perversion of justice.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Essien Ndarake, said the accused committed the offences on June 3 in Ikeja.
Ndarake said the accused conspired to obstruct and pervert the course of justice by standing as surety to his brother, Lucky Unumueme.
“The accused stood as a surety for his brother, who was arrested for conducting himself in a manner likely to cause a breach
of peace and security threat to the crew and passengers of Aero Contractors.
“His brother was granted bail and released to the accused, who promised to produce him till the case is finally disposed off.
“The accused failed to produce him as promised,” he told the court.
According to the prosecutor, the accused represented himself as a staff of Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja, by presenting the identity
card of the institution which was later discovered to be fake.
The offences contravened sections 99 (1) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015(Revised)
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Section 99(1) provides seven years imprisonment for perversion of justice.
The magistrate adjourned the case until Sept. 14 for mention. (NAN)
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(Edited by Shittu Obassa/Dele Akinsola)