Idoamebo reports that Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, filed a bail application, and an Ikeja Special Offenses Court will decide on Monday whether the defendant has special circumstances that warrant the court’s granting him bail.
After hearing from the defense and prosecution attorneys, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo set the date.
The bail application is the sequel to the jail term handed down to Baba Ijesha by Justice Taiwo, who sentenced him to a five-year concurrent jail term.
However, his legal team is in court to appeal the judgment.
When the matter came up on Wednesday, one of the convict’s counsels, Chukwudi Adiukwu, told the court that the team brought to notice for bail pending the appeal under Section 6 (6) of the 1999 Constitution and Section 51 of the High Court Law of Lagos State, Administration of Criminal Justice Law, admitting the applicant to bail, either unconditionally or upon reasonable conditions.
Speaking on the special circumstances, Adiukwu explained that the application was taken before Justice Taiwo, as securing a date at the Court of Appeal might be difficult considering the number of cases before the court.
He stated that with the prison month calendar, the convict would have served his five-year concurrent jail term within three and six months before the hearing might occur at the Appeal Court.
He added that Baba Ijesha was of good conduct before the court during his trial, and was never absent till the judgment.
He, therefore, urged the court to consider the special circumstances to grant bail to the convict.
Reacting to this, the state prosecuting counsel, Omowunmi Bajulaye-Bishi, said the defense counsel in their address failed to establish the special circumstances which may grant Baba Ijesha bail; therefore asking the court not to grant bail to the convict.
Justice Taiwo adjourned to September 19, 2022, for a ruling.
