COURT FIXES SENATOR NDUME'S BAIL HEARING FOR THURSDAY
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday, November 26, 2020, for the hearing of the bail application filed by Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume.
Eons Intelligence earlier reported that Ndume was on Monday remanded in prison for failing to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina.
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Ndume stood as surety for the defendant who is facing a 12-count criminal charge levied against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Senator Ndume stood surety for Maina with a N500 million bail bond so the ex-pension boss could make bail after spending over 7 months at the Correctional Centre.
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The judge on Monday remanded Senator Ndume at Kuje Correctional Centre until he produces Maina or pay the sum of N500million bail bond to the Federation Account.
Senator Ndume, through his lawyer, Marcel Oru, had on Tuesday filed an appeal against the remand order at the Court of Appeal, along with an application for the bail of the defendant filed before Justice Abang.
The judge, in the course of the trial in the absence of Maina, on Wednesday, acknowledged the bail application filed by Senator Ndume’s lawyer.
He said the bail application was brought to his attention at about 8.58 am today, and he immediately directed that the case be fixed for hearing on Thursday, November 26.
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He also said he had directed that hearing notice for Thursday’s proceedings be issued and served on the parties.
Although Senator Ndume’s lawyer was not present in court, EFCC’s counsel, Mohammed Abubakar confirmed that he has been served with the hearing notice.
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