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BREAKING: Former Labour Minister Chris Ngige Granted bail in N2.2b fraud case
A High Court in Gwarimpa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has granted bail to former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige.
Ngige is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an eight-count charge involving abuse of office and receiving gifts valued at about N2.2 billion.
The former minister is accused of accepting the gifts from contractors linked to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) while serving as supervising minister between September 2015 and May 2023.
In a ruling on Thursday, Justice Mariam Hassan held that Ngige should be granted bail on the same conditions attached to the administrative bail earlier granted him by the EFCC.
Justice Hassan said Ngige should produce a surety, who must be at the level of a director and must own landed property within the court’s jurisdiction.
The judge held that since Ngige claimed he had misplaced his international passport, his surety should deposit his own international passport with the court, which the surety could only retrieve when Ngige produces his own as a replacement.
She adjourned till January 28 and 29 next year for trial.
Details shortly…
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