An Abuja High Court on Friday granted bail to Honourable Farouk Lawan in the sum of N 10 million and two sureties in like sum. Hon Lawan and Boniface Emenalo are facing charges bordering on corruption for demanding a bribe of $ 3 million from Mr Femi Otedola, the Managing Director of Zenon Oil and Gas Limited.
Ruling on their bail application, Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi observed that from the application and the 26-paragraph affidavit filed by Damola Fakoya of Ricky Terfa and Co that supported the bail application, the accused applicants reported to the police and were detained on the 18th day of June, 2012 and were granted bail by the police.
He also noted that the applicants have adhered to the terms of the administrative bail granted them by the police. Justice
The judge also noted that the offences for which the applicants are standing trial in Section 8(1)B(ii), 23(i) and 10 a (ii) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act of 2000 may not ordinarily be bailable considering Section 34 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code that persons standing trial for an offence that carries a term that is more than 3 years may not ordinarily be bailed.
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