One week after they were granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja, cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Robert Azibola and his wife, Stella, are yet to regain their freedom from Kuje Prison.
The couple, who are answering to a seven-count criminal charge bordering on alleged $40million contract scam, have been unable to fulfill the bail conditions that were handed to them by the trial court. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba had in a ruling on June 8 granted the defendants who are facing trial alongside their firm, Oneplus Holding Limited, bail to the tune of N1billion.
They were directed to deposit N500million each, as well as produce two sureties in the like sum. The court maintained that the sureties must be owners of landed properties in either Maitama or Asokoro Ditrsicts of Abuja and must produce evidence that they paid income tax for the past three years.
It stressed that the registry of the court must verify and confirm that all the conditions were perfected, before the defendants could be released from Kuje prison. However, the defendants who secured bail through their lawyer Chief Chris Uche, SAN, had yet to fulfill the conditions which they said are very stringent. A family source who revealed on Tuesday, blamed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for orchestrating the “harsh bail conditions” to be met by Robert, his Wife and company, Oneplus.
source: nigerianeye
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