[NEWS] BAIL ON ATIKU’S SON

A FEDERAL HIGH COURT SITTING IN LAGOS HAS GRANTED BAIL TO ABDULLAHI BABALELE, A SON-IN-LAW OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, ATIKU ABUBAKAR,

JUSTICE NICHOLAS OWEIBO ADMITTED  BABALELE TO BAIL ON THURSDAY IN THE SUM OF N20MILLION WITH ONE SURETY IN LIKE SUM.

THE JUDGE SAID THE SURETY MUST BE RESIDENT IN LAGOS AND MUST PRODUCE EVIDENCE OF MEANS THROUGH AN AFFIDAVIT.

BABALELE WAS ALSO DIRECTED TO DEPOSIT HIS INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, WHICH HAS BEEN WITH THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION WITH THE COURT.

BABALELE, HOWEVER, WOULD BE REMANDED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE EFCC PENDING THE PERFECTION OF THE BAIL CONDITIONS