Thursday, October 3, 2024 -Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has granted former Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, bail to the tune of 150 million Naira and two Sureties in like sum.
The
two sureties must be residents in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with
their house addresses verified by the registrar of the court. The judge ruled
that one of the sureties must be a director with the Federal Civil Service, the
judge said.
The former governor was arraigned by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a ₦27bn alleged fraud,
before Justice Oriji. Justice Oriji barred the former governor and his
co-defendant, Bello Hero, from travelling out of the country except with
permission from the court.
The EFCC, through its counsel, Rotimi
Jacobs, did not oppose the bail request of the former governor.
Jacobs stated that the anti-graft
agency had granted the ex-governor administrative bail and he did not jump the
bail.
The presiding judge then fixed November 4,
5 and 13 for the commencement of trial.
Ishaku
was governor of Taraba State in Nigeria’s North-East zone from May 2015 to May
2023. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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