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Justice Ademola, wife get N50m bail each
A Federal High Court siting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Jude Okeke, on Tuesday granted Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court and his wife Olubowale a bail bond of N50 million each.
The trial Justice Okeke granted the defendants bail on self-recognition as soon as they took turns and pleaded not guilty to charges leveled against them by the Federal Government.
The trial judge also ordered the defendants to surrender their international passports to the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Court, pending hearing and determination of the charge against them.
However, the defendants prayed the court to give them seven days within which to deposit their passports, a prayer the judge granted them.
The case was therefore fixed for January 18 to commence hearing on the matter.
Justice Ademola and wife are facing a 11-count charge of alleged fraud and abuse of office.
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