Whitney Adeniran: Court Fixes May 2 To Rule On Admissibility Of Evidence

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned to May 2 to rule on the admissibility of treasury receipts for the use of Agege Stadium where the death of Chrisland School student, Whitney Adeniran, was alleged to have occurred.

Justice Oyindamola Ogala fixed the date after listening to arguments and counter arguments on the admissibility of the exhibits as identified by the prosecution witness, Mr. Yakubu Jubril, a social worker with the Ministry of Youth and Social Development.

At the proceedings on Thursday, the witness continued his testimony while answering questions under cross-examination from the third defence counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olukayode Enitan.

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The learned silk had asked the witness to identify some documents he claimed to be government treasury receipts.

The senior advocate informed the court that the documents, dated Nov. 7 2018, Jan. 8, 2020, Sept. 26, 2016 and Jan. 9, 2023 were payments made by Chrisland School for the use of Agege Stadium.

The witness identified them as documents from Lagos State Government Youth, Sport and Social Development.

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The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Dr Babajide Martins, however, raised objections on the grounds that the witness was not the maker of the documents.

The third defence counsel, however, argued that they were treasury receipts for use of Agege Stadium by Chrisland School.