CYNTHIA'S MURDER: TWO SUSPECTS GRANTED BAIL

A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties in like sum, to two suspects arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Cynthia Osokogu, Nonso Ezike (22), who is the younger brother to Olisaeloka, one of the alleged killers, and Ezeaka Chinonso (27) who was arrested by policemen at Area E for receiving and selling Cynthia’s BlackBerry phone. Nonso’s lawyer, Mr. J. C Ngobili, told the court that the accused was a student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, and prayed the court to grant him bail in liberal terms.

But the driver, Gideon Okechukwu, who was accused of driving the prime suspect to Cosmilla Hoyel, Festacis  is being charged with eight counts of murder, rape, robbery, conspiracy, administering a harmful substance to the deceased among others,  was refused bail.

The matter was adjourned till October 3, 2012.