A Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted bail to Abiodun Agbele, an aide to the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose.
Mr. Agbele was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 1 on allegations of fraud.
The EFCC said Mr. Agbele received huge
public funds from a former defence minister, Musiliu Obanikoro, and
delivered same to Mr. Fayose.
The judge, Olukayode Fadeniyi, declared
that the failure of the EFCC to charge Mr. Agbele to court, since his
arrest, amounted to an abuse of his fundamental rights.
He ordered the commission to pay a compensation of N5 million to Mr. Agbele.
The court also ruled that Mr. Agbele be
admitted to bail with a bond of N50 million and a surety not below the
cadre of a director in the civil service.
Alternatively, Mr. Agbele is required to
provide a surety who is a responsible Nigerian citizen, with landed
property in any part of Abuja.
“The surety shall depose an affidavit of means,” the court also ruled.
Mr. Fadeniyi also ordered Mr. Agbele to submit his international passport at the commission.
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