An Upper Area Court sitting in Zuba, Abuja has granted Hauwa Muhammed, popularly known as Jaruma bail after she was remanded in a prison in Suleja.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Jaruma was granted bail on Friday after she met her bail conditions of a surety on Grade Level 12 within the FCT.
Jaruma was on Wednesday, January 26 remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre after she was arraigned by the police for allegedly publishing false news, intimidating and defaming businessman Ned Nwoye and his wife, Regina Daniels.
Ruling on the bail application, the presiding judge, Ismail Abdullahi Jubril, said, “The court did not remand her in custody as a punitive means to penalise the defendant but to make her present and answer to her case.
“By this I shall be quick to point out that the charge against the defendant is bailable but not ordinary. I hereby grant her bail on the following condition of a surety who must be a Grade Level 12 working within the FCT.
“Also, all the parties involved in the case should stay away from anything that would be prejudicial to the case”.
The judge adjourned the matter until February 23 for trial.
Defence Counsel, Dr Olu Kayode, had earlier presented a written application for the defendant’s bail to the court.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge against her but was remanded in custody at the Suleja Correction Centre Jan. 24
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Edward Inegbenoise and Chinedu Ogada had told the court that the complainant, Chief Ned Nwoko reported the matter through a written petition from his Lawyer to FCT Police Command for proper investigation on Jan. 20.
Inegbenoise, said that the defendant, used various social media platform, particularly through her instagram handle to publish falsehood against the nwoko and his wife princess Regina to members of the public.
He told the court the defendant gave the false news in order to incite public hatred against Nwoko and his wife to damage their reputation.
Inegbenoise alleged that the defendant through her Instagram handle published that she gave N10 million to princess Regina Daniels to advertise her illicit product, known as Kayanmata.
The prosecutor further said that the defendant published that the complainant and his wife criminally collected her money but failed to deliver the purported contract which never existed.
Inegbenoise, also alleged that the defendant use the product to corrupt public morality through social media advertisement and other unwholesome activities.
He informed the court that the offencec contravened the provisions of sections 392, 393, 397 and 418 of the penal code.