A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday ordered the remand of Senator Ali Ndume over his inability to produce former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has jumped bail in respect of his ongoing N2bn money laundering trial.
The presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang ordered that the Senator representing Borno South senatorial district, who stood surety for the fleeing defendant in May 2020 would only be released from prison when he has either produced Maina in court or sold off the N500m worth of property located in Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria, which was used as the guarantee for the bail bond and tenders the evidence of the payment of the proceeds of the sale into the Federation Account.
The judge ordered that the Senator be remanded in Kuje prison pending when he meets the condition for release.
Before his arraignment, Mr. Maina had to be declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) even after charges had been filed against his accomplices.
It took a lot of effort by the EFCC and the other security agencies to apprehend him for arraignment in court in May 2020.