A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to senator, Ali Ndume who represents Borno South at the upper chamber.
Things began going south for the controversial Senator after Abdulrasheed Maina the Ex- Chairman of the pension reform task team failed to appear in court to face charges of money laundering misappropriation, thus forcing the courst to issue an arreast warran.
Ndume has been in detention since Monday, but Justice Okon Abang who granted the bail on Friday said the decision was based on the senator’s record of good behaviour in court.
The bail was granted to the senator pending the hearing and determination of his appeal filed at the Court of Appeal challenging his remand.
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 who must also be ready to forfeit the bail guaranty should the senator also jump bail as Maina did.
Ndume had been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre for failing to produce the former Pension Task Team boss.
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However, Maina has repeatedly failed to appear in court for the continuation of his trial.
Consequently, in a bench ruling delivered by Justice Abang on November 3, the court ordered his remand pending the fulfilment of his bail bond, which is a forfeiture of N500 million to the Federal Government.
The court had also empowered the Federal Government to sell Senator Ndume’s property at Asokoro in order to recover the N500 million bond.
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