Kidney theft: Courts grant bail to, Noah Kekere, Dr Philip Dachung, Yusuf Abduallahi
By Fatima Muhammad
Two different Plateau State High Courts of justice, have on Tuesday, granted bail to the suspected kidney harvester, Noah Kekere and two of his accomplices, Dr. Philip Dachung and Yusuf Abduallahi.
Mr Noah Kekere and Yusuf Abduallahi, were first granted bail at High Court 11 presided over by Justice Nankwat D. Shashe'te, pending determination of the substantive suit, accusing the duo of criminal conspiracy to cause havoc, on Mr. Ibrahim Ajibade by removing his left kidney at Murna Clinic and Maternity, Jos, there by attempting culpable homicide on the 75-year old man.
Also in another separate, suit at court 9, Noah Kekere, Doctor Philip Dachung and Yusuf Abduallahi, remanded at the Jos Correctional Center, by Justice DG Fombing, over an alleged kidney theft, criminal conspiracy and human organs trafficking of Mrs. Kehinde Kamaru, were granted bail, having their counsel Barr. Samuel Shaka, in November, 2023, sought for their release on bail, which motions were seperately, opposed to by the Plateau State ministry of justice, led by Director of Public Prosecution, Barr. Williams David.
Justice D.G Fombing, held that he was unable to find any of the five adverse circumstances provided under Section 177 of the ACJL, 2018 for the refusal of Bail in existence in the Application to warrant the refusal of Bail to the Defendants/Applicants.
"| am satisfied that the Defendants have met the requirements for their admission to Bail. Accordingly, this Application succeeds," he said.
According to Justice Fombing, the accused are admitted to Bail upon fulfilments of five conditions:
"In the sum of Twenty Million Naira (N20,000,000.00) with two Sureties in the like sum each.
"One of the Sureties to each Applicant shall either be his biological father or mother or brother or sister.
"The other Surety of each Applicant shall be his Paramount Ruler who is a graded Chief on the pay roll of the Government, who shall provide the evidence of his appointment as such to the Court.
"Each Surety shall supply two copies of his or her recent self-passport photographs to the Court.
"The Defendants/Applicants shall deposit the Original copies of their International Passport with the Registrar of this Court," the court ruled.
Justice Fombing, adjourned the matter to 18 and 19 January, 2024 for hearing on the substantive suit.
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