N109m scam: Court admits ex-directors to bail

AN Abuja High Court, on Thursday, admitted three former directors of the Federal Civil Service Commission(FCSC), who were earlier arraigned on Tuesday, over alleged involvement in N109 million fraud to bail.The former directors, Mohammed Hassan Tukur, Babatunde Abisuga and Mohammed Ndakupe, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a 12- count charge, bordering on alleged conspiracy and misappropriation of funds valued at N109 million.The accused were said to have perpetrated the alleged offence between October and November, 2010, through withdrawal from First Bank Plc in accounts belonging to the commission.While Tukur and Abisuga retired from the commission as deputy director of finance and assistant director of finance respectively in 2011, Ndakupe is now working in the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.Delivering her ruling on Thursday, the trial Judge, Justice Maryanne Anenih, held that the offences, which the accused were being charged with were bailable since they were not capital offences.Consequently, the judge admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N5 million each with one surety in like sum.The surety must have landed property within Abuja, with valid evidence of ownership.The sureties are also to drop two passport photographs with the Registrar of the court.
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