Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in
Abuja on Wednesday evening granted bail to 12 out of 15 defendants put on trial
by the Inspector General of Police who allegedly attempted to carry out
unlawful search in the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili.
Each of the 12 defendant was considered for bail in the sum
of N5M each with two sureties each in the like sum.
One of the two sureties must be a responsible citizen and
have a property in Abuja worth not below N5M .
The second sureties must be gainfully employed and show
evidence of three years tax payment.
In separate rulings on the ball for the defendants filed by
their respective lawyers, Justice Maha held that the defendants placed
sufficient materials before the court to warrant their being admitted to bail.
Besides the N5M bail bonds, the judge ordered among others
things that the defendants must deposit their international passport with the
Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation in the court.
Pending the perfection of thei bail conditions, Justice Maha
ordered that they be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre (prison) in Abuja.
The oral bail applications made for 11th and 15th
defendants, ASP Mohammed Yahaya and Abdullahi Usman respectively were refused
by the judge on the ground that no material was placed before the court to
justify their oral request for bail.
The judge ordered that the two defendants be kept in Kuje
Correctional Centre till the date of the trial.
14th defendant, Abdullahi Adamu, who has no lawyer to apply
for his bail, was ordered to be kept at Kuje Correctional Centre till the trial
date.
The female among the 15 defendants, Hajia Memunat Maisara
was ordered to be kept at Suleja Correctional Centre.
Justice Maha fixed January 17th. and 18th as trial date for
all the defendants
Earlier in the day, the Inspector General of Police IGP
arraigned the 15 defendants believed to have participated in the October 19
alleged unlawful invasion of the Abuja residence of a Supreme Court Justice,
Mary Peter Odili.
The defendants comprised two senior lawyers, Alex Onyekuru
and Igwe Ernest as well as a senior journalist, Mr Stanley Nkwazema and a
housewife, Hajia Memunat Maisanu.
They were put on trial on 18-count charges at the Federal
High Court in Abuja bordering on attempt to execute unlawful search warrant on
the Abuja residence of Justice Mary Odili and threat to her life and those of
her family members.
However, all the defendants who were brought to court under
heavy security by police operatives denied all the charges slammed on them.
The defendants are Adjodo Lawrence, Michael Diete-Spiff,
Barrister Alex Onyekuru, Bayero Lawal (AKA Director of EFCC), Barrister Igwe
Ernest, Aliyu Umar Ibrahim, Hajiya Maimuna Maishanu and Dr. Ayodele Akindipe
(AKA Herbalist).
The rest are Yusuf Adamu (AKA Godson to Chief Peter Odili),
Bashir Musa, Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP, Mohammed Yahaya, Stanley
Nkwazema, Shehu Jibo, Abdullahi Adamu and Abdullahi Usman.
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