The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, on Thursday, granted bail to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), and two of his co-defendants charged with offences bordering on the controversial Malabu Oil scam.
Justice Abubakar Idris had earlier on January 23, 2020, ordered the remand of the three defendants in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after they pleaded not guilty to the 42 counts preferred against them by the commission.
The judge had on Monday heard the separate bail applications filed by the three of the seven defendants named as defendants in the charges, before fixing Thursday for a ruling.
Abubakar Kutigi, the judge, ordered the former AGF to produce one surety who has a landed property in the FCT.
He also granted bail to Aliyu Abubakar, the second defendant, in the sum of N50 million and with one surety. Rasky Gbinigie, the third defendant, got bail of N10 million, and he is also to produce one surety.
According to the judge, all the sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court, have landed property in the FCT, and must provide evidence of tax clearance for the last three years.
The defendants were also ordered to submit their international passports to the court and to sign an undertaking to always attend trial.
The court warned that any attempt to jump bail would result in the revocation of their bail.
