Justice Sylvanus of a Federal Capital Territory Excessive Court docket has granted bail to the instant previous Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; his daughter Fatima, and others within the sum of N100m every.
The courtroom additionally ordered the accused individuals to provide two sureties every.
In response to the courtroom, the accused needs to be remanded in jail, in the event that they fail to fulfill the bail circumstances.
Sirika was arraigned on a 6-count amended felony cost earlier than the courtroom.
Earlier than plea taking, the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, knowledgeable the courtroom of an amended cost by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) dated Might 7, and filed on Might 8, which was not opposed by Counsel to the defendants.
After the cost was learn and the defendants had pleaded not responsible, Jacobs urged the courtroom for expeditious listening to of the case.
At this juncture, Kanu Agabi SAN, counsel for Sirika (1st defendant) knowledgeable the courtroom of his shopper’s bail software dated Might 6.
All of the defendants moved their bail purposes, and requested the courtroom to be liberal within the bail circumstances.
Interjecting, Jacobs advised the Court docket that each one the defendants are on administrative bail and urged the courtroom to grant bail on the situation that may make them seem for his or her trials.
In his ruling on the bail software, Justice Oriji granted bail to every of the defendants within the sum of 100m with two sureties every.
The courtroom held that the sureties should personal landed property inside the FCT with legitimate land titles.
Additionally, the sureties should depose to an affidavit of means.
The Court docket additionally restricted the defendants from touring overseas with out its permission.
Trial has been fastened for 10, 11 and 20 June.
The EFCC dragged the previous minister and others earlier than the courtroom for alleged fraud and abuse of workplace.
The ex-minister and others are dealing with a six-count amended cost to the tune of N4.135b.
The third defendant arraigned alongside Sirika and his daughter, is his son-in-law, Jalal Sule Hamma.
Al-Duraq Funding Restricted can be a defendant within the case.
The accused individuals all pleaded not responsible to all the costs.