Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, today, withdrawn the charges against former Queen Naomi Ogunwusi, a radio presenter, Oriyomi Hamzat and the Principal of Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, Abdullahi Fasasi.
Justice Akintola also ordered the release of the defendants’ international passports.
During the court session, the judge advised the defendants to be guided and avoid similar issues in the future.
Oyo State Attorney-General, Abiodun Aikomo, while addressing the media after the court session, described the incident that led the death of many children as a great loss.
“So the state responded by filing charges against the persons implicated in the investigation.
“In the course of doing that, we actually wanted to prosecute, but the affected persons showed empathy; they showed compassion as far as human beings can do.
“They tried to assuage the feelings of the affected parties in the circumstance and we felt the essence of prosecution is not to kill people or persecute them.
“It is in the interest of justice to discontinue these charges and that is what has happened today,” he said.
