Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Dr
Haliru Mohammed, has been granted bail alongside his
son, Abba, by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The judge over the case, Ahmed Mohammed in his ruling
said granted the accused persons bail on a bond of N300
million each.
Dr Haliru Mohammed assisted by his aides out of the
court room on Tuesday, January 5
“This ruling is rested on the bail applications brought to
this court by the first and third defendants,” Mohammed
said.
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The judge added that: “The issue to be determined is
whether the applicants have tendered sufficient evidences
to support their bail applications.”
Quoting the constitution the judge also said bail can be
denied if the applicant if granted bail will commit another
offense, jump bail and/ or interfere with ongoing
investigation.
The first defendant, Abba is is to provide a bond of N300
million, two sureties – one of whom must be a civil
servant not below grade level 12 and the other must own
a landed property with Abuja on like some of the bond.
Abba is also expected to deposit his travel passport with
the court and his sureties will submit an affidavit of means
and their passport photographs to the court.
He must also remainin kuje prison pending the perfection
of his bail conditions.
For the the third defendant, Haliru, he is expected to
provide a bail bond of N300 million, two sureties – one a
director in the civil service and the other a land owner
within Abuja.
The land must also be valued at N300 million and the
documents of the land will be deposited at the court till
the end of the trial.
The sureties will also deposit their passport photographs
to the court and an affidavit of means. Haliru is also
expected to deposit his travel passport to the court.
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The judge also ordered that he remains under the
supervision of the inspector general of police while on
admission at the Abuja clinics as earlier ordered until
theconditions are met.
Mohammed further adjourned the case to Tuesday,
February 16 for definite hearing on the matter.
Counsel to the former defense minister, Abdulaziz Ibrahim
while speaking to journalists said although the court’s
conditions appeared to be stringent his client will do
everything possible to meet the bail.
Recall that on Tuesday, January 5, the court adjourned
the ruling on a bail application by the duo, but they have
gotten a reprieve now.
Mohammed created a seen in court on the said day as he
appeared in court on a wheel chair which sparked off
reactions from Nigerians.
The politician and his son were arraigned by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
for allegedly receiving N300million 11 days to the 2015
presidential election.
In the charge sheet, the EFCC claimed that Bello, a former
Minister of Defence, received N300million cash on March
17, which was 11 days to the presidential election.
Abbah Mohammed is alleged to have received N600
million from Dasuki’s office on behalf of BAM Projects &
Properties Limited, an Abuja-based realty company.
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Abbah Mohammed was arrested by the EFCC on
November 30 this year, along with Bashir Yuguda, who is
the former minister of state for finance; Sagir Bafarawa,
son of the former Sokoto state governor Attahiru
Bafarawa; and Shuaibu Salisu, the director of finance in
the office of the former NSA.
Last year, the arraignment of Mohammed at the court was
stalled due to ill-health on Wednesday, December,
30. Sources close to Mohammed had told Naij.com that
he (Haliru Mohammed) had been sick hence his absence
on the said day.
Meanwhiel, the FCT Federal High Court had directed
Nigerian commercial banks to freeze the accounts of some
suspects involved in the arms procurement scandal that
has been traced to Sambo Dasuki, the former NSA.
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