The Kwara State High Court has released one of the suspected killers of the Onikoro of Koro, Peter Aremu, on bail. He was granted bail on health grounds.

The suspects, a septuagenarian named Olowofela Oyebanji, who is the second defendant among others arraigned before Magistrate Monisola Kamson for alleged culpable homicide, was granted bail.

Oyebanji’s counsel, Barrister Udeh, said at the Magistrates’ court that his client’s application for bail at the High Court had been granted.

He said that Oyebanji could not physically appear in court because he was admitted to a hospital in Lagos State.

He, however, promised to ensure his presence at the next adjourned date while Magistrate Kamson adjourned the case till August 9.

Meanwhile, the prosecutor, Abdullah Sanni, applied to substitute the police report in order to add another suspect, Saliu Murtala, who was recently arrested, bringing the total number of suspects to 14.

Other suspects, including Godwin Jacob, Adefalolu Ayodele, Tewasie Francis, Babatunde Samuel, Godwin Joseph, Issa, Miracle Solomon, Abraham Kehinde, Muhammed Bello, Muhammed Muhammed, Ahmadu Umaru, and Muhammed Dankai, all from different addresses in Ekiti State, have been further remanded.

It will be recalled that one Aremu Adeyemi reported the case at Eruku Police Division, leading to the suspects being dragged to court for alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping and giving false information.

Adeyemi, through the police report, narrated how the suspects pointed a gun at him, ordering him to follow them when he challenged them after noticing their movement around his grandson.

He said his grandson escaped through the backdoor while the suspects proceeded to kill the monarch, kidnap his wife and another person identified as Mercy.

Adeyemi added that he was later released while the deceased’s wife and Mercy were held hostage.