Leadership (Abuja)
Ahuraka Yusuf Isah
16 December 2011
Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the Senate who was docked on a four-count charge preferred against him by the SSS is accused of concealing information of the operation of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect from law enforcement agencies.
When the matter came up, Ndume, through his counsel, Mr. Ricky Tarfa (SAN) prayed the court to admit him to bail pending the hearing and determination of the charges preferred against him.
Tarfa had, in the bail application filed on December 5, 2011 told the Court sitting before Justice Gabriel Kolawole that the continued detention of the Senator since the 5th December, 2011 when a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja struck out the earlier charges against him is not only illegal but also unconstitutional.
Tarfa, who urged the court to grant Ndume bail on a very liberal term as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a two-term member of the House of Representatives noted that the offences for which he was charged are billable and at the discretion of the court.
Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the Senate who was docked on a four-count charge preferred against him by the SSS is accused of concealing information of the operation of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect from law enforcement agencies.
When the matter came up, Ndume, through his counsel, Mr. Ricky Tarfa (SAN) prayed the court to admit him to bail pending the hearing and determination of the charges preferred against him.
Tarfa had, in the bail application filed on December 5, 2011 told the Court sitting before Justice Gabriel Kolawole that the continued detention of the Senator since the 5th December, 2011 when a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja struck out the earlier charges against him is not only illegal but also unconstitutional.
Tarfa, who urged the court to grant Ndume bail on a very liberal term as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a two-term member of the House of Representatives noted that the offences for which he was charged are billable and at the discretion of the court.
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