The former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has granted N50m bail over alleged diversion of 10billon Kwara State funds.
A federal high court in Ilorin has granted bail to Abdulfatah Ahmed, former governor of Kwara state.
Ahmed, who was governor between May 2011 and May 2019, is standing trial on a 12-count charge over an alleged diversion of Kwara state funds worth N10 billion.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the former governor on Friday after he was invited for questioning on Monday.
The money was alleged to have been diverted during Ahmed’s tenure as governor, and when he served as the commissioner for finance in the administration of former governor Bukola Saraki.
However, Ahmed pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Evelyn Anyadike, the presiding judge, granted him bail in the sum of N50 million and asked the former governor to two sureties with landed properties in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.
Kehinde Eleja, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), represented Ahmed.
