Remanded online Journalist, Madam Kemi Olunloyo, has accused the chief registrar attached to the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court of blocking her release at the instance of some powerful interests despite having allegedly met her bail conditions.
Kemi Olunloyo spoke from the Port Harcourt Prison where she had been remanded since her initial arraignment in March for alleged criminal defamation against a Port-Harcourt-based preacher, David Ibiyeomie.
In her chat with PREMIUM TIMES inside the office of the Comptroller of Prisons in Rivers State, Ifeanyi Amaliri, last week, Kemi stated that her lawyers had satisfied all bail requirements set by H.I.O. Shamah, a federal judge who granted her bail on April 11.
She said she had strong indications to believe the deputy chief registrar was sitting on her case on alleged orders of some powerful interests.
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But Maimunat Folami, the Deputy Chief Registrar, strongly denied the allegations, stating that her office had cooperated fully with her lawyer to ensure proper vetting of her bail documents.
“We have done everything that we’re supposed to do. This allegation is very strange. I have to do all the works of ensuring that all the documents are put in place. Even if the documents are put in place, we still have to conduct certain investigations, like verifying the addresses of the sureties to be sure they are who they say they are,” she said.
Ms. Folami added that Kemi Olunloyo’s case file was taken away the last time her matter was heard on May 23. Although the judge was absent, the case file was not returned to her office, causing further delay in working out the final details of Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s release.
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Meanwhile, Peter Nkanga, the West Africa representative of the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists, condemned Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s continued incarceration for over 78 days and counting, despite all bail conditions met since May 11, including signing an undertaking not to jump bail.
“It is an outrage that the judiciary can be taking over three weeks and counting to verify Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s bail requirements, at the expense of her freedom,” Mr. Nkanga said.
A team of police officers first arrested Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo in Ibadan on March 13 from where she was whisked to Port Harcourt where she was arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court. The case was later transferred to the Federal High Court.

Ohunma!

someone perfected her bail condition since 11th of may and today is 2nd of June and she is still in prison.
Buhari is really fighting corruption.

I wonder how the pastor ibiyome can sleep well in his house when someone u lock up in a prison still there up till now , are you God , this is totally mess , haba , kemi is a blogger , OK what of if she out and she have a strong evidence about the allegation, what will happen to the pastor ,am not saying the story is truth , but we do pray everyday to God that forgive us as we forgive those who sin againt us.

hmm!

Make dem allow dis mad dog roam free abeg.
She has fulfilled her bail conditions.