Actress Ibinabo Fiberesima's bail application denied
Fri Mar 18, 2016 09:42:am Entertainment
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Convicted star actress and former beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima failed to secure bail before the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division yesterday due to incompetent application.
The three-man panel presided over by Justice Ndukwe Anyanwu observed that the appellant failed to attach copies of the judgment delivered by the court which affirmed the five year jail sentence imposed on her by a Lagos High Court.
Other Justices on the panel are Justice Samuel Oseji and Justice Tijani Abubakar, respectively.
When the matter came up yesterday, Ibinabo's lawyer, Nnaemeka Amaechina, informed that court of an application dated March 14, adding that same had been served on Lagos State Government.
However, the application could not be heard as the court observed that the appellant failed to attach copies of the judgement of the court as exhibit thereby rendering the whole application incompetent.
Justice UI Ndukwe Anyanwu (presiding) said the only option left was to strike out the application or adjourn it till further date for hearing.
Consequently, Amaechina sought for an adjournment to enable him do the needful. Therefore, the court adjourned the matter till April 7 for hearing.
Meanwhile, Ibinabo has asked the Supreme Court to set aside the judgement of the lower court.
In her Notice of Appeal, the appellant stated that the Court of Appeal erred in law when it affirmed the alteration by the High Court of Lagos State by setting aside the option of N100, 000 fine and substituting it with a term of 5 years imprisonment.
n a six-paragraph affidavit of urgency deposed to by one Victor Eden, the deponent stated that Ms. Fiberesima is currently recovering breast tumor-removal surgery and requires medical attention.
"Her wound has not fully healed and as such she is afraid that her continued stay in prison may endanger her life, as she will not have access to special medical attention," he stated.
The embattled actress was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi for reckless driving which caused the death of one Dr Giwa Suraj in an auto accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos.
The three-man panel presided over by Justice Ndukwe Anyanwu observed that the appellant failed to attach copies of the judgment delivered by the court which affirmed the five year jail sentence imposed on her by a Lagos High Court.
Other Justices on the panel are Justice Samuel Oseji and Justice Tijani Abubakar, respectively.
When the matter came up yesterday, Ibinabo's lawyer, Nnaemeka Amaechina, informed that court of an application dated March 14, adding that same had been served on Lagos State Government.
However, the application could not be heard as the court observed that the appellant failed to attach copies of the judgement of the court as exhibit thereby rendering the whole application incompetent.
Justice UI Ndukwe Anyanwu (presiding) said the only option left was to strike out the application or adjourn it till further date for hearing.
Consequently, Amaechina sought for an adjournment to enable him do the needful. Therefore, the court adjourned the matter till April 7 for hearing.
Meanwhile, Ibinabo has asked the Supreme Court to set aside the judgement of the lower court.
In her Notice of Appeal, the appellant stated that the Court of Appeal erred in law when it affirmed the alteration by the High Court of Lagos State by setting aside the option of N100, 000 fine and substituting it with a term of 5 years imprisonment.
n a six-paragraph affidavit of urgency deposed to by one Victor Eden, the deponent stated that Ms. Fiberesima is currently recovering breast tumor-removal surgery and requires medical attention.
"Her wound has not fully healed and as such she is afraid that her continued stay in prison may endanger her life, as she will not have access to special medical attention," he stated.
The embattled actress was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi for reckless driving which caused the death of one Dr Giwa Suraj in an auto accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos.
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