Justice of the federal capital territory (FCT) high
court, has granted bail to Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy Ike
Ekweremadu, and two other accused persons, Salisu Maikasuwa, former clerk of
the national assembly, and Benedict Efeturi, deputy clerk of the legislature.
The judge held that the essence of bail was to enable an
accused person to stand trial. He also said that accused persons had not been
proved guilty, hence the need to release them on bail.
However, he ordered that the defendants were to provide
two reasonable sureties who must be Nigerians and who must own property in
Abuja, the failure of which they would be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja.
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