The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants standing trial over terrorism financing charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC).
Justice Umar held that Adamu and his co-defendants had placed sufficient materials before the court for the court to exercise its discretion in granting them bail. .
The judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on Wednesday, granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N100 million with two sureties each, one of which must be a serving permanent secretary, while the other must be a serving director in the civil service.
The court also ordered the defendants to deposit their international passports.
In addition, they are to report every Monday to the Department of State Security in Bauchi State for monitoring pending the determination of the trial.
The judge subsequently adjourned the matter to Feb. 26 for commencement of trial.
The EFCC arraigned Adamu and three other state officials before the court on 31 December 2025, on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing and sundry money laundering offences.
The anti-graft agency alleged that the defendants authorised the release of millions of dollars in Bauchi State government funds to some individuals, including Bello Bodejo, a leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore.
The agency said the funds were used, in whole or in part, to finance a terrorist group or terrorist activities, an allegation the defendants denied.
