US EditionNigeria: New Judge Grants Bauchi Commissioner, Co-Defendants Bail in Terrorism Financing Trial
Bail granted with conditions including N100 million sureties and weekly DSS reporting; court found insufficient evidence of terrorism financing in the $9.7 million case.
- Justice Mohammed Garba Umar granted N100 million bail to Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, admitting him alongside four co-defendants and shifting from an earlier denial.
- Examining the proof of evidence, the judge found no sufficient evidence of terrorism financing and said donations require cogent proof, noting the application succeeded after reviewing defence and prosecution filings.
- Under the bail terms, the court ordered the Commissioner to produce two sureties, one a serving Permanent Secretary and one a serving Director, deposit his travelling documents with the Registrar, and report to the Department of State Service in Bauchi every Monday pending trial.
- After dismissing objections, Justice Mohammed Garba Umar set March 26 for trial commencement and ruled the federal government's objections lacked merit.
- Alleging $9.7m in financing, the case's reassignment from an earlier judge to Umar highlights judicial disagreement over bail in the alleged $9.7m terrorism financing charges.
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Nigeria: New Judge Grants Bauchi Commissioner, Co-Defendants Bail in Terrorism Financing Trial
The new judge shifted away from the decision of an earlier judge who denied the Bauchi State commissioner and his co-defendants bail on the grounds of the gravity of the terrorism financing allegations against them.
New judge grants Bauchi commissioner, co-defendants bail in terrorism financing trial
The new judge shifted away from the decision of an earlier judge who denied the Bauchi State commissioner and his co-defendants bail on the grounds of the gravity of the terrorism financing allegations against them. The post New judge grants Bauchi commissioner, co-defendants bail in terrorism financing trial appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Alleged $9.7 Million Terrorism Financing: Court Admits Bauchi Finance Commissioner To N100 Million Bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants to a N100 million bail each in the alleged 9.7 million dollars terrorism financing offences. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling, held that Adamu and his co-defendants had placed sufficient materials before the court […]
Nigeria: Court admits Bauchi Finance commissioner to N100m bail in alleged $9.7m terrorism financing
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants to bail in the sum of N100 million each in the alleged 9.7 million dollars terrorism financing offences. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling, held that Adamu and his co-defendants had placed sufficient materials before the court for the court to exercise its discretion in their favour judicially and judiciously. Justi…
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