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Court Denies Okorocha Bail Over Alleged ₦2.9bn Fraud

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3 years ago

May 27, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

In a brief ruling on the bail application filed by Okorocha, Justice Inyang Ekwo said he was not inclined to admit the applicant to bail
The judge ordered Okorocha to put the Federal Government on notice to come and defend his detention

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has refused to grant a former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, bail pending the determination of a suit he filed against the Federal Government.

The court declined the request by the former governor to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release him on bail.

In a brief ruling on the bail application filed by Okorocha, Justice Inyang Ekwo said he was not inclined to admit the applicant to bail.

Instead, the judge ordered Okorocha to put the Federal Government on notice to come and defend his detention.

The former governor had filed an ex-parte application in which he predicated his bail request on the ground that he was a presidential aspirant.

He informed the court that he was vying for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and his political ambition would be jeopardised unless he was granted bail.

A team of EFCC operatives stormed the residence of the former governor in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to arrest him.

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The team, who insisted that Okorocha must submit himself for arrest or honour a long-standing invitation to their office, later barricaded the residence of the presidential aspirant.

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