Alleged forgery on UK property: Court grants Prof Ozekhome, one other N10m bail each

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) successful Maitama Abuja has granted bail astatine N10 cardinal each to Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Prof. Mike Ozekhome and his co-defendant soon aft their arraignment connected Friday connected a 12-count transgression complaint brought against them by the bureau of the Attorney General of the Federation, OAGF.

Ozekhome and his co-defendant, Ponfa Useni pleaded not blameworthy to the complaint successful which they are, among others, accused of forging documents including an planetary passport and an irrevocable powerfulness of lawyer to laic assertion to a spot successful London allegedly procured unlawfully by the precocious General Jeremiah Useni.

Prosecuting lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) did not reason bail for the defendants erstwhile Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), for Ozekhome and F. R. Onoja (SAN), for Useni, applied for bail connected behalf the defendants.

Ruling, Justice Chizoba Oji granted each of them bail astatine N10m with a surety each, who has a spot successful the FCT.

Justice Oji ordered them to deposit their planetary passports with the court.

She noted that since the proceedings took spot connected F...