UPDATED: Court grants Okorocha bail over alleged 2.9 billion naira fraud case

Today, the federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to a presidential aspirant and former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha in the sum of 500 million naira and a surety in like sum.

Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order while ruling on the bail application filed by Okorocha who currently represents Imo west senatorial district in the national assembly.

He ordered that the surety must be a responsible citizen who has landed property in the like sum of the bail granted to the presidential aspirant.

The judge also directed Okorocha to deposit his international passport with the registry of the court and should not travel outside the jurisdiction of the court without the court’s permission.

Similarly, he ordered the court registry to inform the Nigeria Immigration Service that Okorocha’s international passport was in its custody.

Justice Ekwo, however, ordered that the former governor should remain in the custody of EFCC until his bail conditions were met.

Okorocha was arrested by the EFCC in connection with about 2.9 billion naira fraud