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Thursday,  October 20, 2011
Court Grants Akwe Doma N300 Million Bail
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A former governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, and eight
others who are facing a 17 count charge of money laundering preferred against
them by the by the EFCC  were on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, admitted to
bail on stringent conditions by a Federal High Court, sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa
state.

In his ruling on the bail application, Justice Marcel Awokulehin granted ex-
governor Aliyu Akwe Doma bail in the sum of N300 million and two sureties in
like sum. Eight others were granted bail in the sum of N200 million each and
two sureties in like sum. One of the two sureties must own property in any
metropolis within the jurisdiction of the court. The second surety must be a civil
servant in either federal or state government service not below level 15. All
accused persons to deposit their international passports with the court. They
are to remain in EFCC custody pending the perfection of their bail.

The former governor and the eight others were on Tuesday October 18, 2011,
arraigned on a 17 count criminal charge of laundering stolen state funds
totalling over N15 billion. The ex-governor was arraigned along with Senator
John Dangoyi, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Timothy Anthony Anjide, Dauda Egwa,
Suleiman Ibrahim, Broworks Ltd and Green Forest Investment Ltd while
charges filed against two other accused, John Aigbakhode and Incapint Nig Ltd
who are still at large were stepped down.

At the resumed sitting, the prosecution filed his application opposing the
request by the accused to be granted bail. Justice Awokulehin, who had earlier
assured both the prosecution and the defence of his preparedness to give the
case expeditious trial.

The case has been adjourned till December 6 and 7, 2011, for the substantive
trial.

One of the charges against Doma and others reads: “That you Aliyu Akwe
Doma (Former Governor of Nasarawa state), Timothy Anthony Anjide and
Dauda Egwa between January 2007 and December 2009, in Lafia, Nasarawa
State within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court converted the sum of N5,
000, 000,000 (Five Billion naira Only) property of Nasarawa state Government
being proceeds of an illicit act to wit: Concealing its illicit origin and thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 14(1)(a) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act 2004 and punishable under Section 14(1) of the same Act.
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