Federal Government has charged Ahmed Idris, a former Accountant General of the Federation, along with Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman, and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited, before Justice Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting them on a 14-count charge of stealing N109 billion and criminal breach of trust.
Among other things, the EFCC also claimed that Ahmed Idris accepted a gratification of over N15 billion from one Olusegun Akindele between February and December of last year, which sum was converted to US dollars by the said Akindele and which sum did not form part of the lawful remuneration but as a motive for accelerating the payment of 13 % derivation to the Federation’s nine oil-producing states through the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
They all entered not guilty pleas.
Chief Chris Uche, their counsel, asked the court for an oral bail application.
Mr Rotimi Jacobs, the Prosecution Counsel, objected to the request, arguing that the bail application must be in writing.
After hearing their arguments, Justice Ajayi remanded Ahmed Idris and two others in the custody of the Kuje Correctional Service pending the outcome of their bail applications.
The hearing on their bail applications has been postponed until Wednesday of this week.
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