Suspended AG-F Idris gets N5b bail

The Suspended Accountant-General of the Federation (AG-F), Ahmed Idris has been granted a bail of N5 billion by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Recall that Idris; his Technical Assistant, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele; a director in the Office of the AG-F, Mohammed Kudu Usman; and a firm linked with Idris – Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited – were arraigned on July 22 on a 14-count charge bordering on stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109.5 billion.

The court, on July 27, took arguments from lawyers to the parties on the defendants’ bail applications, following which it scheduled a ruling for July 28.

Justice Jadesola Adeyemi-Ajayi, in a ruling yesterday, rejected the objection by the prosecuting agency – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – and granted bail to Idris, Akindele, and Usman.

Justice Adeyemi-Ajayi agreed with the defense that, despite the weight of the allegations against the defendants, so long as they do not border on capital offenses, the defendants are entitled to bail.

“In line with due process and the supremacy of the law, the defendants are still entitled to bail, irrespective of the enormity of the allegations against them.

“The EFCC did not, in any of its processes, state that the defendants misbehaved while on administrative bail,” the judge said.

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