Court Grants N50m Bail to Ex-PDP Gov Ahmed, Lists Other Conditions
- Abdulfattah Ahmed, the former PDP governor of Kwara state, has been granted bail by the federal high court in the state capital, Ilorin
- The court asked the former governor to pay N50 million, provide two sureties with landed properties in Ilorin and drop his international passport to the court
- The EFCC arraigned Ahmad after he was invited by the anti-graft agency for questioning and was subsequently detained since then
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Ilorin, Kwara - Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor of Kwara state, Abdulfattah Ahmed, has been granted a ₦50 million bail by the federal high court in Ilorin, the state capital.
Among other things the embattled former governor was to present for his bail were two sureties with landed properties in the Kwara state capital.
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According to Channels Television, the former PDP leader was to submit his international passport to the court, among other conditions.
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On Friday, February 23, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the former governor after he was invited by the anti-graft commission for questioning on Monday, February 19.
However, the operatives of the EFCC did not allow journalists to cover the arraignment of the PDP chieftains, and they were not allowed to enter the courtroom.
Why EFCC arraigned ex-Kwara governor Ahmed
The EFCC quizzed the ex-governor of the north-central state over an allegation of money laundering, which ran into billions of naira when he was in office.
Ahmed served as Kwara state governor between 2011 and 2019 before Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq took over from him.
In 2021, the former governor was quizzed by some operatives of the anti-graft agency at the EFCC headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja, the Nigeria capital. The invitation connected with the alleged diversion of N9 billion from the Kwara state government account.
EFCC reveals how Emefiele spent $6.2m on election
Legit.ng earlier reported that the EFCC witness had told a federal high court in Abuja how the former governor of the CBN spent over $6.2 million in cash for international election observers.
According to the EFCC, the witness confessed to Justice Hamza Muazu of the federal high court in Abuja.
Emefiele is currently facing charges before the court for matters bordering on corruption allegations and money laundering.
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