Okorocha yet to meet bail conditions, may miss presidential screening

However, one of the former governor’s legal counsel, Steve Asimobi, told our correspondent that Okorocha would be attending the ongoing screening exercise of presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress later today in Abuja.

Asimobi said, “His Excellency, Rochas Okorocha would be attending the APC presidential screening later today. The court has granted him bail. Of course there were two options, either to remand him in Kuje prison or the EFCC custody pending when we meet the bail condition. Hence the judge asked the EFCC to keep him in protective custody, and that is a usual administrative procedure. The judge also ordered the EFCC to return his international passport to the court today with immediate effect.

“As I speak to you, the sureties required are currently in court with all the requirements, and they’re processing it. So, once we’re gone with these, the judge would order the EFCC to release him. He’s only under the protective custody of the EFCC based on the directive of the court.”

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