Justice Okon Abang of The Federal High Court in Abuja has
granted bail to the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume.
Ndume has been detained in Kuje prison since Monday
following his failure to produce Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct
Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT) who he had stood surety for.
However, Justice Okon Abang in a ruling on Friday granted
bail for the senator bail on the basis of his record of good behaviour before
the court.
The judge granted bail to the senator pending the hearing
and determination of Ndume’s appeal filed at the Court of Appeal to challenge
Monday’s order sending him to jail for his inability to produce the fleeing
Maina.
He ordered the senator to produce one surety who must be a
resident of Abuja and present evidence of ownership of property anywhere in
Abuja.
According to the judge, the surety must also depose to an
affidavit of means to indicate his readiness to forfeit the bail guaranty
should the senator jump bail.
The judge also ordered the senator to deposit his passport
with the Chief Registrar of the court.
He also ordered the lawmaker to file an undertaking that he
would compile records of appeal and transmit it to the Court of Appeal within
10 days, away the court wants him to demonstrate his readiness to prosecute his
appeal.
Maina, a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed
Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, is being prosecuted by the EFCC on charges of
money laundering involving N2bn.
On November 18, 2020, Justice Abang revoked the bail granted
him, ordered his arrest, and directed that his trial would proceed in absentia.
The judge also on Monday remanded Ndume in prison until he
produced Maina or paid the sum of N500m bail bond to the Federation Account.
Ndume, through his lawyer, Marcel Oru, had on Tuesday filed
an appeal against the remand order at the Court of Appeal, along with an
application for the bail of the defendant filed before Justice Abang.
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