N1.4Bn Fraud: Oronsaye Granted Bail On Self-recognition

Mr Stephen Oronsaye, former Head of Service of the Federation and Osarenkhoe Afe, his co-accused in a N1.4 billion fraud case were granted bail on Tuesday by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole, before whom they were arraigned on a 24-count charge, granted Oronsaye bail on self-recognition, while Afe got his reprieve at N50 million and two sureties in the same amount.

One of the sureties must be a civil servant of Grade Level 16.

The judge, upon the accused persons’ arraignment on July 13 asked them to file formal bail applications and released them to their lawyers, who wrote undertakings to produce them in court for hearing of their bail applications.

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