While ruling on the bail variation application, Abang ordered Maina to now produce one serving senator as a surety.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has
amended the bail condition of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform
Task Team, Dr Abdulrasheed Maina.
While ruling on the bail variation application, Abang
ordered Maina to now produce one serving senator as a surety.
Justice Abang also said the senator must sign a bail bond in
the sum of N500m.
The court held that the senator must accompany Maina to
court on any day of trial and must sign a register of attendance, after which
the senator is free to go for his normal business.
Abang added that the senator must own a developed property
with statutory certificate of occupancy in Katampe, Wuse 2, CBD etc.
The court had on November 26, 2019, granted bail to Maina in
the sum of N1bn.
The court ordered that Maina must produce two sureties, who
must be serving senators.
The senators, according to the court, must not be standing
any criminal trial in any court in the country.
The court also ordered that the two sureties, who must be
prepared for N500m bond each, must always be in court with the defendant at
each adjourned date of the trial.
Considering the bail term as impossible to meet, Maina in a
motion on notice dated December 6, 2019 applied for leave for variation of the
bail condition.
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