Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Dr Haliru Mohammed alongside his son who are standing trial in the ongoing $2bn arms deal scandal, have been granted bail.
The one time PDP chairman, Dr Haliru Mohammed, has been granted bail alongside his son, Abba, by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The presiding judge over the case, Ahmed Mohammed in his ruling granted the accused persons bail on a bond of N300 million each.
“This ruling is rested on the bail applications brought to this court by the first and third defendants,” Mohammed said.
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 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 in Abuja in like sum 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 remain in 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.
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 the conditions are met.
Mohammed further adjourned the case to Tuesday, February 16 for definite hearing on the matter.
Recall that on Tuesday, January 5, the court had adjourned the ruling on a bail application by the duo, but they have both been granted bail.
