Court Denies Ekweremadu Bail

The Central Criminal Court in London has denied former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, bail, on the grounds that he is a flight risk.

The court cited the letter and assets forfeiture proceedings against the Senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

In the bail application, Ekweremadu’s attorneys argued that the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Attorney-General of the Federal had written the court that he was not a flight risk and gave a guarantee to produce him should he do otherwise.