ROLAND OKUSE V. THE STATE

HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): This is an application dated and filed on 30/05/2015 praying for the following order:

AN ORDER of Court granting bail to the Appellant/Applicant pending the determination of the Appellant/Applicant's appeal.

The application is supported by a 19 paragraph affidavit deposed to by the wife of the Applicant. The pertinent paragraphs 10-14 in the affidavit is as set out below:

10. The Appellant/Applicant before his imprisonment is an asthmatic patient. The asthma was managed by our family trado-medical practitioner who regularly apply some traditional herbs on the Appellant/Applicant as there is no known orthodox cure for asthma.

11. The Appellant/Applicant since his incarceration has had several asthmatic attacks.

12. On 23rd March,2015 at the Federal Prison, Warri, the Appellant/Applicant informed me at about 1:30pm and I verily believed him that on 22nd March, 2015 he had severe attack and it was the divine intervention of…