The FCT Police Command has arraigned
Maryam Sanda, her mother, Maimuna Aliyu and brother, Aliyu over their
involvement in the alleged murder of Bilyamin Bello.
Also arraigned alongside was one
Sadiya Aminu who informed the court she does not understand English language
which prompted the court to provide an Hausa interpreter.
Upon their arraignment, they all
pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge brought against them by the Police
before an FCT High Court in Jabi.
Subsequently, their counsel,
Chief Joseph Daudu (SAN), a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association
(NBA) applied for bail for the four defendants.
He made a formal application for
bail for Maryam while for the other three defendant, he said the Administration
of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) did not specify the procedure of applying for
bail when the offence is punishable with a maximum of 5 years; thus, he made
the application orally.
He said they were only served the
charge yesterday but due to their reverence for the court and their anxiety to
clear their names of the allegation, they came to court on their own without
any compelling.
Police Prosecutor, Barrister
James Idachaba opposed to both the formal and oral applications for bail.
He said for Maryam, while he has
sympathy for her innocent eight-month baby, he does not think that should count
in the face of law for her to be released on bail.
He said for Maimuna, Aliyu and
Sadiya, he would be leaving the matter to discretion of the court but also
oppose the bail application. "Our position has always been that they
should be in custody through out the trial," he added.
The court adjourned the ruling on
the bail applications till 3pm today.
Maryam is accused of killing her
husband Bilyamin, a son to former Chairman of People's Democratic Party (PDP),
Alhaji Halliru Bello Muhammad.
Maimuna, Aliyu and Sadiya are
accused of assisting Maryam to clean the blood of Bilyamin from the crime scene
with the intention of screening Maryam from legal punishment of her action.
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