Pascal Arogorn Ibe
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday for ruling on the bail application filed by Borno South Senator , Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina believed to have jumped bail.
Justice Okon Abang adjourned for ruling after Ndume’ s lawyer , Marcel Oru , argued the bail application , which was opposed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’ s lawyer , Mohammed Abubakar .
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 N 2bn.
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 N 500m 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.
admin
