By Ime Akpan
Lagos
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday re-arraigned the managing director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA), Mr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam, and six others for allegedly stealing and appropriating the sum of N6, 850,447, 609.90 belonging to the agency.
The other accused persons are Adegorite Olumuyiwa and his wife Joy who is the managing director of Multeng Travels and Tours Limited, Agbolade Segun, Clara Aliche, as well as two companies Randville Investment Ltd and Multeng Travels and Tours Limited alleged to have been used as conduit pipe to defraud the agency.
The other accused persons included in the amended charge are Bola Akinribido and Sesebor Abiodun.
The anti- graft commission had last week Thursday arraigned the NAMA chief, three directors of the agency and the wife of one of the directors.
The matter was listed for hearing of the bail applications of the defendants, yesterday, but the prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court that he came with a 24-count amended charge and urged the court to allow the charge to be read to the accused persons again.
According to him, two other defendants were included in the amended charge and the defendants, counsels did not oppose the application.
Justice Kiewumi, while ruling on the bail applications granted all the accused persons bail in the sum of N20million each with one surety in like sum.
He added that the sureties must have landed property within the jurisdiction of the court which must be verified by the court register and prosecution.
The judge, however, said the accused persons should be remanded in prison pending the time they will meet their bail condition.
He adjourned the matter till April 27 and 28.