Fraud kingpin, Mr.Fred Ajudua has asked a Lagos High Court in Ikeja for a fresh bail.
Ajudua’s counsel, Mr. Olalekan Ojo filed the fresh bail application before a vacation judge, Justice Ganiyu Safari.
Ajudua had earlier been denied bail by Justice Olubunmi Oyewole on June 27, 2013.
Oyewole had ruled that Ajudua had failed to present convincing materials to back his claim that he would not escape from trial after doing so for seven years when he was earlier granted bail in 2005.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had in 2003 arraigned Ajudua and his co-accused, Charles Hijiudu, for allegedly defrauding two Dutch businessmen – Mr. Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen – of about $1.69m between July 1999 and September 2000.
Ojo, arguing the fresh application dated August 19, 2013, said there were fresh facts which emerged after his client was last denied bail by Justice Oyewole.
According to Ojo, after Oyewole denied bail to Ajudua, the accused person was rushed to the emergency unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, when his condition deteriorated.
But the EFCC, through its counsel, Mr. Wemimo Ogunde (SAN), opposed the application, saying Ajudua did not deserve any fresh fresh bail.
Ogunde argued that Ajudua would escape if granted fresh bail as he did when he was granted bail on health grounds in 2005.
Justice Safari adjourned the matter till September 10 for ruling.
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