Breaking: Court Grants Saraki, Ekweremadu, Bail Over Forgery of Senate Rule

Justice Yusuf Halilu of a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja on Monday granted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, former clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa bail.

Saraki, Ekweremadu, former clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa and the Deputy Clerk, Benedict Efeturi are facing charges of alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery of the senate standing rule?s, 2015. The charges were brought against them by the Federal Government.

The prosecutor, Joseph Daodu had filed an application before the Halilu-led court seeking that the accused persons be denied bail because they may tamper with the course of investigation and may likely jump bail.

But counsel to the first accused person, Salisu Maikasuwa, Ikechukwu Ezechukwu argued that there was need to admit his client bail because his client conducted himself properly all through the investigation.

He said, “All through his investigation, he was never detained, and he also made himself available for investigation.”

Ezechukwu urged the court to dismiss the application of the prosecution and grant his client bail on self recognition.

Counsel to the 3rd defendant, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Paul Erokoro, SAN, contended that the affidavits filed by the prosecution “never made mention of Saraki and the police in the course of its investigation and the police never invited him for questioning.