COURT GRANTS BAIL TO JAMB OFFICIAL WHO CLAIMED SNAKE SWALLOWED MONEY

COURT GRANTS 20 MILLION NAIRA BAIL TO JAMB OFFICIAL WHO CLAIMED SNAKE SWALLOWED MONEY

The trial Judge of the F.C.T High Court sitting in Abuja granted a bail of 20 million to JAMB official who claimed that a snake swallowed #35,480,000.00 kept in her custody.

 The trial Judge Justice Peter Affen, granted the bail on Monday to the JAMB clerical officer, Mrs. Philomina Chieshe and that she must present two sureties in like sum following the motion filed by her counsel Mark

  Mrs. Chieshe was arraigned last Friday alongside Samuel Sale Umoru( a state coordinator with JAMB) by the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Justice Peter Affen, ruling in the bail application declared that the bail was not about setting people free, but to ensure that a defendant attends trial. According to the Judge’s ruling, the sureties provided must own landed properties in Abuja with the value of the bail sum also ordering the defendant’s counsel to make available in writing, the good characters of the sureties.

  He ruled that the addresses of the sureties would be verified by the court registrar, while the defendants must drop her international passport with the court. The Judge also ordered that the defendant be remanded at Suleja prison, pending when the defendant meets bail conditions.

  The defendant’s counsel prayed the court to grant bail to his client, arguing that contrary to the submissions of the prosecution, she was granted administrative bail by EFCC and didn’t jump bail

This was opposed by the EFCC counsel, Mr Ekene Iheanacho, praying the court to decline the application, saying that she had jumped bail.

                 We appreciate your comments