An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, granted bail to the former Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris and his two co-Defendants.
The presiding judge, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi, granted the suspended AGF bail on liberal terms in a ruling delivered on Thursday.
Justice Ajayi also adopted all the terms and conditions of the administrative bail granted to Idris by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Daily report Nigeria recall that Idris, was arrested in Kano State after he failed to respond to invitations by the EFCC to answer questions over the allegation of N80 billion fraud.
Idris, was arraigned by the EFCC on a 14-count charge alongside Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.
As part of conditions for the release of the Defendants on bail, the court, held that they must remain within the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja, adding that they must seek consent before travelling out.
Justice Adeyemi also ordered the defendants to sign an affidavit promising to follow all of their bail terms and must remain in Kuje correctional facility until they perfect the bail conditions.
The defendants were also given directives to deposit their passports before the court and undertake that they would not procure alternative passports during the pendency of their trial.
