Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Haliru Bello and his son, Abba have been granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
According to VANGUARD, Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered the duo to pay N300million each, as well as produce two sureties each, in like sum. The court maintained that one of the persons to stand surety for Bello must be a Director under the employment of the federal government or any of its agencies, the son was asked to produce someone not below grade level 12 to stand surety for him.
The second surety must be an owner of landed property in Abuja the value of which must not be below N300m, adding that the title deed of such property must be verified and surrendered to the court registrar throughout the duration of the trial. Both sureties are to swear to an affidavit of means, as well as tender their recent passport photographs to the court.
Justice Mohammed has fixed February 16 to commence full-blown trial of the accused persons.
Haliru and his son are facing a four-count criminal charge bordering on alleged N300million fraud.
