Husband’s killing: Maryam Sanda gets bail
Maryam Sanda, accused by the police of killing her husband, Bilyamin Bello, has been granted bail by an FCT High Court in Jabi at the fifth time of asking.
The trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, who had rejected her bail applications on four previous occasions, ruled yesterday that the court was satisfied with the health reasons canvassed for her. She was said to be over three months pregnant and also suffering from several health challenges.
The court had adjourned the matter to March 19 for definite hearing after striking out Maryam’s fourth bail application on February 6; however, her counsel; Joseph Daudu (SAN) approached the court with the fresh application for bail.
This application, like the previous ones, was opposed by the prosecution counsel, CSP James Idachaba.
However, Justice Halilu held that the police were unable to counter the claims that the prisons’ health facilities could not take care of Maryam’s health conditions.
A copy of the medical report attached to the bail application cited by our reporter which was signed by one Dr Ogorochi N.M. for the Consultant in Charge of the National Hospital, revealed that Maryam has “history of stage three (3) asymptomatic, drugnon responsive severe hypertension of which she has been treated on couple of occasions of hypertensive emergency.
“On observation during some of the visits to her in custody together with her family members, the patient complained of frequent headache, palpitation, increase confusion, blurred vision and presented early edema on the legs, progressive chest pain,” the report said in part.
It was on the above that the doctor recommended her“immediate release” for “detailed medical investigations of the already manifested symptoms and comprehensive medical treatment coupled with adequate home rest to avoid acute coronary, cerebral or renal ischemia which may result.”
Justice Halilu ruled that Maryam should provide two sureties, who must deposit their titles of ownership of landed properties in Abuja and ordered that her father should enter into an undertaking to always provide her in court all through the trial.