Court Grants Okorocha ₦500m Bail

• The judge ordered that Okorocha’s international passport be deposited to the registry of the court

• He further ordered the lawmaker not to travel outside the country except with the leave of the court

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted Sen. Rochas Okorocha to bail in the sum of ₦500 million with one surety in like sum.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said granting bail was a discretionary power of the court.Justice Ekwo said the surety, who must have a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court, must deposit the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of the verified property with the registry of the court.

The judge, while admitting Okorocha to a bail with a cautionary statement, ordered that his international passport be deposited to the registry of the court.

He ordered the registry of the court to inform the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) about the state of Okorocha’s travel document.

He further ordered the lawmaker not to travel outside the country except with the leave of the court.

Ekwo also granted Okorocha’s co-defendant, Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, a bail in the terms of the administrative bail earlier granted to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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The judge adjourned the matter until Nov. 7, Nov. 8, Nov. 9, Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 for trial.

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