A Federal High Court in Sokoto on Thursday granted bail to former Minister of Water Resources, Muntari Shagari and four others standing trial over alleged N500 million illegal dealings with former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Madueke. The judge also said that the alleged offences were bailable as they bordered on money and financial transactions and not capital offences. READ ALSO: Alleged N500m Diezani bribe: Court denies Mukhtar Shagari, four others bailIdrissa-Kogo ordered the five accused persons to be remanded in prison custody until the bail conditions were perfected. The five men are facing five counts bordering on alleged N500 million fraud brought against them by the EFCC. While presenting the bail application, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, counsel to Gidado, Dhalhatu and Milgoma, said his clients were already on EFCC administrative bail since 2016 without jumping it.

Source: Punch May 24, 2018 15:22 UTC