Justice A.O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered that former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Ajayi ordered that Idris and his co-defendants, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited be kept in Kuje pending the hearing of their bail applications on July 27
The anti-graft agency had arraigned Idris and his co-defendants before the court on Friday following charges of stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109.4 billion.
The former AGF and the co-defendant had earlier pleaded not guilty to the 14-count charge levelled against them by the EFCC.
The counsel to Idris, Chris Uche pleaded with the court to allow his client to continue enjoying the administrative bail granted to him by the antigraft agency.
According to Uche, EFCC has the international passport of the former AGF.
He asked the court to permit Idris to come back on Monday for his bail application and not remand them at any correctional facility.
However, the EFCC’s counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, said the administrative bail ended once the charge was filed.
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