Last, Court Grants Nnamdi Emeh, Whistle Blower Bail Under Stringent Conditions
By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha
An Awka Federal High Court No. 1 sitting at Awka, Anambra state, presided over by His Lorddhip, Justice F. O. Riman, Wednesday, granted bail to a popular whistle blower, Nnamdi Daniel Emeh, though with a stringent condition.
The accused person, Emeh was arrested by operatives of the International Police, INTERPOL in collaboration with Anambra state police command on March 3, this year, after he was declared wanted by the police in February for alleged impersonation and fraud.
While still in the custody at Awka, the command accused him of hacking into suspect’s bank account and stealing a whooping sum of N47 million from the account.
The police thereafter arraigned him in court on Thursday, May 11 on a 12-count charge of impersonation, fraud stealing, among others, in charge No.
IGP Vs. Emeh Nnamdi Daniel . (FHC/AWK/C/60/2023).
When the charge was read before the court, the accused person pleaded not guilty to all the charges and his legal counsel, Justus Uche Ijeoma Esq. applied for his bail which the police prosecution vehemently opposed on the ground that he could jump bail since he had already been on the run before he was tracked down.
But his counsel, Ijeoma insisted that he would not jail any bail because he only ran for his life and not from justice.
After hearing from both parties, Justice Riman adjourned ruling on the bail application to Tuesday, May 16 but when the court could sit, it adjourned to yesterday the ruling.
Ruling in the bail application yesterday, Justice Riman admitted the applicant/ defendant to bail in the sum of N50m with two sureties in like sum, adding that the sureties must have a landed property within jurisdiction and evidence of payment of three years tax.
Adjourning the matter to May 24, 25, 30 and 31, this year for accelerated hearing, the court
also ordered that the applicant should deposit his International passport with the Court Registry and get it back on application when the need arises.
