The suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed, and his co-defendants were granted bail on Thursday by a Federal Capital Territory High Court on terms and conditions set by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ruled that the defendants could not leave the FCT without the court’s permission.
If any of them fails to appear for trial, Justice Ajayi has threatened to revoke their bail.
The defendants must also sign an undertaking that they will abide by the EFCC’s bail conditions, according to the court.
After depositing their original passports with the commission, Justice Ajayi ordered that the defendants should not have and shall not obtain alternate passports until the case is expended.
Ajayi made the decision because the allegations against the defendants have yet to be proven.
The court also stated that, according to the rule of law, the defendants are entitled to bail despite the allegations against them, because the prosecution made no mention of the defendants misbehaving while in custody.
The trial began immediately after the bail decision.
