A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted bail to a former senator, Shehu Sani, in the sum of N10m.
Sani, who represented Kaduna Central, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on two counts of bribery and advance fee fraud.
Since his arrest and detention by the EFCC on December 31, 2019, he appeared in court for the first time on Monday.
Granting the bail, Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed EFCC’s opposition to Sani’s application after hearing argument and counter-argument canvassed by the defence and prosecution teams.
The judge therefore ordered Sani to produce a responsible surety with a landed asset worth the N10m bail sum. He also ordered the defendant to deposit his passport with the court’s registry, and he must not travel out of the country without express permission of the court.
The court’s registry was also directed to verify the assets and title documents to be tendered as the surety.
He then adjourned trial till February 24, 25 and 26.
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