Court Denies Convicted Actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima’s Application for Bail
The Nollywood actress and mum who was sentenced to 5 years in prison last week Friday for killing a medical doctor in a car accident in 2005 (read here) was denied bail yesterday.
The ex-beauty queen and Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) president had appealed that she was recuperating from breast surgery and that staying in prison would endanger her life.
According to the Nation, a three-man-panel presided over by Justice Ndukwe-Anyanwu stated that the actress cannot be granted bail as a result of failure to attach copies of last Friday’s judgment, which affirmed the 5-year jail sentence imposed on her by a Lagos High Court.
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Justice Anyanwu added that the only option available was to strike out the appeal or adjourn the case. Ibinabo Fiberesima’s lawyer subsequently sought for an adjournment and the case was adjourned till April 7th, 2016.
Meanwhile, fresh details about her breast surgery have emerged. A six-paragraph affidavit of urgency deposed by Victor Eden, stated that Ibinabo was recovering from surgery as a tumour was removed from her breast, and she needed constant monitoring by her doctors.
“Her wound has not fully healed and as such, she is afraid that her continued stay in the prison may endanger her life as she will not have access to special medical attention,” Eden said.
He added that it would be in the interest of justice and her health and safety to admit Ibinabo Fiberesima to bail pending the determination of her appeal before the Supreme Court.
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I dey laugh, wetin concern breast cancer with prison
sorry o
Story for the gods. I culdnt stop laughin sef, i wish her speedy recovery in Prison. Hahahaha
So all of a sudden she had a breast surgery hmmmmmm.
Hmmm anything and any story just to avoid serving her jail term
Some pple are funny ooooo!
Awwwwww
Sorry ooooo!
She was feeling less concerned, gallivanting when this thing happened. If she had shown some level of remorse and gone to the family to beg and settle, this matter would have been dead since. Let her dance the music she played.
Hmmm breast surgery indeed! She is just looking for a way to excape her punishment. Lets the doctors come and be carrying out the frequent examination at the prison yard. Abi is the prison officials complaining? Instead of her to sit her ass down and be remorseful, thete she is looking for easy way out. Nonsense. May that appeal be thrown out completely in Jesus name. What’s so special about her going to jail? Rubbish.
It’s a pity. She brought this upon herself. If she HD humbled herself and pleaded with the family of the late doctor, they wld be settled this whole thing out of Court.
Hope other reckless drivers will learn from this.
Hmmmmmmmmm
Lols, END TIME BREAST
Eiyaaa…
i hear.she would b specially attended to in prison
5years isn’t much nah,b4 she knows it she’s out