UPDATE- Court Orders NDLEA To Release Baba Suwe By Friday
Nigerian justice system today lived up to its expectation as the hope for common man by ordering National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to release the detained Nollywood star Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe on bail by this Friday if he does not excrete the suspected substance.
Giving her ruling, Justice Yetunde Idowu of an Ikeja High Court said:
“The only thing hindering me from releasing the applicant today is because of the Federal High Court order of 20 October. I don’t want to meddle with that order. But if he (applicant) does not excrete the suspected substance he is accused of harbouring in his stomach by Friday, NDLEA should release him on bail”.
She set the bail on Baba Suwe for N500,000 with two sureties in like sum, and further ordered that his international passport be deposited with the High Court Chief Registrar.
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After 20 days in custody, the officers of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) today presented the detained Nollywood star Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe at Ikeja High court in Lagos. The comedian was full of smiles while acknowledging cheers from his fans and fellow artistes who came to watch the proceedings.
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Baba Suwe was arrested and detained by the agency on the suspicions of drug ingestion at the Murtala Muhammed International airport on October 12, 2011 when he was about to board a Paris bound flight.
However the actor through his attorney, Bamidele Aturu sued the agency for unlawful detention and asked for N1 billion naira in damages. The agency also insisted that they were very optimistic the star act actually had drugs in his system and requested for more time for him to be able to excrete it.
We will keep you posted on the outcome of today’s appearance in court.
Photo Credit: Sahara Reporters
why tha hell is he smiling?? mcheww
mr lagbaja…should he be crying?????….mchewwwwwwwww!!!!
He has every reason to be Happy
Yes ur right he needs to smile
i see no reason why he shouldn’t smile. He is innocent until proven guilty….weather you think he is guilty or not!
I pray he is not Guilty cos we his fan will be burying our faces in shame.
Pls let them release himoooooo!
Na wa oo wonders, shal neva end………after evryting he is allowed 2 b released on friday…my pple of fellow country
Congratulations man u ar out at last.don’t 4get 2 sue everybody.stupid pple
congratulation man don;t 4get that you will sure all us …..going on my man you 2 much by:topyjoe
and i will like to help pple becous then stay with you