Court Orders Senator Ndume Be Remanded In Prison-See Details

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that Senator Ali Ndume should be remanded in prison.

News Rain Nigeria gathered that the court on Monday ordered the remand of the Senator over his inability to produce former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has jumped bail in respect of his ongoing N2bn money laundering trial.

According to reports, the court ordered that Senator Ndume is to be released when the sale of N500m Bail Guaranty Property is done.

Court Orders Senator Ndume Be Remanded In Prison

According to Justice Okon Abang who ordered that the Borno South Senator who stood surety for the fleeing defendant in May 2020 would only be released from prison until he either produces Maina in court or sells off the N500m worth of property located in Asokoro, Abuja, which was used as the guarantee for the bail bond and tenders the evidence of the payment of the proceeds of the sale into the Federation Account.

The judge ordered that he be remanded in Kuje prison pending when he meets the condition for release.