A High Court in Sokoto State has granted bail to two Chinese
citizens accused of bribing an official of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa who is also the Chief Judge of
Sokoto State granted the accused person bail on Thursday.
He said the respondents have not been able to dislodge the
presumption of innocence of the accused.
The term of the bail demands the accused to submit the sum of
N5million each and two sureties in like sum, one of which must be
resident in Sokoto and have a landed property that has a
certificate of occupancy.
He also asked the accused persons to submit their international
passport with the Chief Registrar of the court and demanded that
they take an undertaking that they would not travel out of the
country throughout the duration of the trial.
The suspects were arrested last week for offering the sum of
N100million bribe to the Zonal Head of the anti-graft agency in
Sokoto State, Mr Abdullahi Lawal.
According to the EFCC, the sum was allegedly offered in a
desperate bid to compromise ongoing investigations of a
construction company, China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited, which was
handling contracts awarded by the Zamfara State Government in the
sum of N50billion between 2012 to 2019.
The suspects are currently facing trial on counts of conspiracy
and bribery.
A High Court in Sokoto State has granted bail to two Chinese
citizens accused of bribing an official of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa who is also the Chief Judge of
Sokoto State granted the accused person bail on Thursday.
He said the respondents have not been able to dislodge the
presumption of innocence of the accused.
The term of the bail demands the accused to submit the sum of
N5million each and two sureties in like sum, one of which must be
resident in Sokoto and have a landed property that has a
certificate of occupancy.
He also asked the accused persons to submit their international
passport with the Chief Registrar of the court and demanded that
they take an undertaking that they would not travel out of the
country throughout the duration of the trial.
The suspects were arrested last week for offering the sum of
N100million bribe to the Zonal Head of the anti-graft agency in
Sokoto State, Mr Abdullahi Lawal.
According to the EFCC, the sum was allegedly offered in a
desperate bid to compromise ongoing investigations of a
construction company, China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited, which was
handling contracts awarded by the Zamfara State Government in the
sum of N50billion between 2012 to 2019.
The suspects are currently facing trial on counts of conspiracy
and bribery.