FG takes Ndume to Federal High Court

THE Federal Government, on Monday, filed a fresh charge on breach of public trust against Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.The State Security Service (SSS) had earlier filed a similar case before an Abuja magistrates' court.The court was to decide whether or not to grant Senator Ndume bail on Monday, but prosecuting counsel, Steve Osagie, brought an application seeking to withdraw the earlier charge preferred against Ndume, following the filing of a fresh one before Federal High Court.The serving senator, who has been in the custody of the SSS, is standing trial for alleged breach of official trust and criminal intimidation by anonymous communication, had pleaded not guilty to the charges, while the former spokesman of Boko Haram, Umaru Konduga Ali, also known as Usman Al-Zawahiri, who was arraigned along with him, pleaded guilty to the charges and was consequently convicted by the court.Chief Magistrate Oyewumi Oyebola convicted Al-Zawahiri in line with Section 318 of the Criminal Code Law, but stayed the sentence following the plea of the prosecuting counsel to enable the SSS to conclude its investigation to establish the link that allegedly existed between Senator Ndume and the convict.The court consequently granted the application for withdrawal of the charge against Ndume and struck it out, but said the sentencing of the former spokesman of the Boko Haram would go on today.
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