BLORD will remain in KUJE Prison until Monday VDM confirmed it on his page.

Not because the court refused bail but because bail was granted and not perfected.

Court can grant you bail today and you will still sleep in custody.

Why?

Because bail is not freedom until you meet ALL the conditions.

In this case, the international passport which was part of the condition for his bail didn’t arrive early from Anambara State.

No passport, no perfection of bail and once bail is not perfected? You remain where you are legally.

Now to the part many people get wrong

VDM said he’s not discontinuing the case.

But here’s the law

In criminal matters, the complainant don’t just wake up and “end” a case because you want peace. A criminal case can only be formally discontinued by:

👉 The Prosecutor — if there’s no evidence or it’s in the interest of justice

👉 The Attorney-General — who can enter what is called nolle prosequi (total withdrawal of the case)

The court does NOT “discontinue” a case either. 

What the court can do is:

🥢 Strike out the case (it can still come back)

🥢 Dismiss the case (it’s finished, unless appealed)

🥢 Or stop it where there’s no case to answer

So even if parties settle, the law may still say:

“This matter must continue.”

That’s why some cases don’t just disappear.

Bail is not freedom until perfected.

Now to you reading this before you go to court for bail, don’t be caught off guard. Bail conditions depend on the offence and the judge, but commonly required things include: reliable sureties, valid means of identification, proof of address, evidence of employment or business, passport photographs, and sometimes documents like an international passport or other undertakings. There is no harm in going prepared it’s better to have more than to be delayed because of one missing requirement.

©️Confidence Aribibia

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