The Oyo State Government has withdrawn all criminal charges against Queen Naomi Silekunola, the Ooni of Ife’s ex-wife; Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan.
The Oyo State Attorney-General, Abiodun Aikomo, while addressing the media after the court session, described the incident that led to the death of 35 children as unfortunate.
He said, “It was an unfortunate incident that led to the death of many. And you see, in law, whenever death occurs and the circumstances are not natural, the law will take its course. So the state responded by filing charges against the persons implicated in the investigation.
“In the course of doing that, we actually wanted to prosecute, but the affected persons showed empathy. They showed compassion. And as far as human beings can do, they try to persuade the feelings of the affected parties. And the circumstance, we felt, the essence of prosecution is not to kill people or persecute them.
“It is in the interest of justice to discontinue these charges, and that is what happened today. So we withdrew the charge and it was struck out by the court. There is no charge against them again, so they are free” the attorney general added.
According to reports, the high court also ordered the release of the defendant international passports
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