Fraud: Court Orders The Arrest Of Sen Ali Ndume The Surety Of Abdulrasheed Maina

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday 23 2020, has ordered the arrest and remanding of federal legislator Senator Ali Ndume over his inability to produce the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina for the court after he had jumped bail in his case ongoing court case of over N2bn laundered money.

Justice Okon Abang ordered that the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume who stood surety for the fleeing defendant in May 2020 would only be released from prison until he either produces Maina in court or sells off the N500m worth of property located in Asokoro, Abuja, which was used as the guarantee for the bail bond and tenders the evidence of the payment of the proceeds of the sale into the Federation Account.

The judge ordered that he be remanded in Kuje prison pending when he meets the condition for release.

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