A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has granted bail to a former Taraba Governor, Darius Ishaku N150million.
Court also granted A former Permanent Secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero bail of N150million.
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court while ruling on the case said the ex- governor and the director must provide two sureties, the two sureties must be residents in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with their house addresses verified by the registrar of the court.
One of them must be a director with the Federal Civil Service, the judge said.
The former governor was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a ₦27bn alleged fraud, before Justice Oriji.
Justice Oriji barred the former governor and his co-defendant, Bello Hero, from travelling out of the country except with permission of the court.
The EFCC, through its counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, did not oppose the bail request of the former governor.
Jacobs stated that the anti-graft agency had granted the ex-governor administrative bail and he did not jump the bail.
Justice Oriji subsequently fixed November 4, 5 and 13 for the commencement of trial.
Ishaku was governor of Taraba State in Nigeria’s North-East zone from May 2015 to May 2023. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).