By Mike ALADENIKA
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) be remanded in Kuje correctional centre until further notice.
Giving the order on Monday following the senator's inability to produce Abdulrasheed Maina, who is standing trial before the court on money laundering charge, for whom Senator Ndume stood as surety ,Justice Okon Abang held that having failed to produce the Maina, who is believed to have jumped bail and having failed to show cause why he should not forfeit his bail bond, ordered that Ndume should only be released if he meets either of three conditions.
According to the presiding Judge, the first is that he pays N500m bail bond into the Federation Account of the Federal Government, an evidence of which should be presented in court, or that the FG sells the property situated in Asokoro, Abuja which Ndume pledge as security for the bond and present evidence of sale and payment of the N500m realised into the Federation Account or he (Ndume) produces Maina who is believed to have now jumped bail.
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