The five students of Dowen College charged with conspiracy and homicide over the death of Sylvester Oromoni have been granted bail by a Chief Magistrate Court in the Yaba area of Lagos.
The five suspects, minors, were charged before the court by police over their alleged murder of their schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni, aged 12.
The court, on December 9, remanded the five minors in a juvenile home for allegedly bullying young Oromoni and causing his death.
However, Chief Magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, who heard the bail application on Tuesday, granted the five suspects bail in the sum of N1m each. The magistrate also ordered the defendants to produce two sureties each in like sum.
Magistrate Adeola said that one of each of the defendants’ sureties must be their parent, and must swear an affidavit of compliance.
She further held that the international passports of all the defendants must be submitted to the court, their residence must be verified by the prosecutor and they must stay within 2km of their residence at all times.