MELAYE MAKES BAIL, EMEKA UGWUONYE WAITS TO KNOW THE POSITION OF THE COURT

The grant of bail to Senator Melaye today confirms that the Court has discretion to grant bail notwithstanding the charge the police frames against the accused.

This is important for those following the case of Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire, Founder of DPA. The only reason the police charged Emeka Ugwuonye with murder and armed robbery was because courts don’t normally grant bail in such cases. It was an extreme act of desperation on the part of the police to do everything imaginable to silence Emeka and DPA.

While Melaye asked for bail on the ground of ill-health, Emeka Ugwuonye asked for bail on the ground that there is absolutely no connection between him and the alleged offences and that the charge against him and that the charge amounted to an abuse of the process of the court.

The judge in Melaye case was able to reach a decision immediately, but the judge in Emeka’s case needed sometime to study the proof of evidence submitted. She tried to give her judgment within a week, but the police insisted that none of their lawyers would be available within a week. That led to the judge adjoining till 30th. For the police, it is actually a game of how long Emeka would remain in detention.

Fingers are crossed hoping that bail will be granted on the 30th.