Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, granted bail to Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, in the sum of N200m (Two Hundred Million Naira). The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, arraigned Mompha and…
A Lagos court has finally granted bail to president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ibinabo Fiberesima. Her bail application was heard on Thursday, April 7, 2016, by the court. Her prayer for bail was eventually granted. It was gathered that the former beauty queen was granted bail in the sum of N2 million…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex Badeh, has had his bail application granted by the court. The former military officer was granted bail on Thursday by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court, presided over by Justice Okon Abang, granted Badeh bail in the sum of N2 billion. Badeh was…
Former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, has been granted bail by the court. His plea for bail was okayed by the court on Tuesday based on self recognition after he pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him by the Department of State Security, DSS. Dasuki was charged for illegal possession of firearms…
Over the period, the police authorities have stressed that the payment for bail at police stations is illegal. Again, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has stated that it is improper for police officers to request for money from suspects for bail. Arase warned that he will no longer accept such from his…