By our Reporter
After spending five days in Kuje Correctional Centre, the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, released Ali Ndume on bail.
The ruling was delivered by Okon Abang, who said the court decided to exercise its discretionary powers based on Mr Ndume’s good conduct in the course of the trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairperson, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), for whom he stood surety.
Abang who ordered that Mr Ndume (APC-Borno South) be remanded in the correctional facility following his failure to pay the sum of N500m bail bond or produce Abdulrasheed Maina in court later granted him bail.
Ndume said he elected to stand as surety to Maina because the latter is one of his constituents in Borno South Senatorial District after deliberating on the issue for days.
The ex-pension boss who is currently standing trial for financial embezzlement, an allegation slammed against him by the EFCC, has refused to appear for his trial after he was granted bail by the court.
Meanwhile, the court has also revoked the bail granted to Maina’s son, Faisal, following his refusal to appear for his own trial.
The court had equally issued a warrant of arrest on him, saying Faisal should be arrested wherever security agencies find him and have him brought to court for his trial.
It would be recalled that Faisal is also standing trial, like his father, over money laundering allegation by the anti-graft agency.