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Former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed
A Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has granted a former governor of the state, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, bail.
Ahmed was detained by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee for alleged fraudulent transactions involving billions of naira that passed off throughout his tenure as governor of Kwara State
The anti-graft company additionally accused the previous governor of chartering non-public jets with the sum of N1,610,730,500.00 meant for the safety and working price of the federal government of the state.
Nonetheless, Justice Evelyn Anyadike gave eight bail situations for the previous governor’s launch.
The prosecutor (EFCC’s) lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) disclosed that the court docket merely granted Ahmed’s bail request with eight situations”.
The defendant’s counsel, Kehinde Eleja (SAN,) whereas lamenting the poor therapy of his consumer mentioned the previous governor prosecution is on the discretion of the court docket.
‘It has used it in help of the defendant’s plea”, he famous.
In the meantime, the choose has adjourned the case to April 29 and 30.
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