Court grants Senator Misau bail on self-recognition over alleged forgery

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- Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Senator Isah Misau on self-recognition

- The judge ordered that Misau should deposit his international passport with the chief registrar of the court and can apply whenever he needs it

- Senator Misau was arraigned on an amended 10-count charge bordering on forgery and other related offences

Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, December 12, granted bail to Senator Isah Misau on self-recognition, PM news reports.

NAIJ.com gathered that she, however, ordered that the defendant should deposit his international passport with the chief registrar of the court and can apply whenever he needs it.

Justice Chikere adjourned the matter until January 21 for hearing.

Misau who represents Bauchi central senatorial district, was arraigned on an amended 10-count charge bordering on forgery and other related offences.

At the resumed hearing, the prosecuting counsel, Saleh Hadi, from the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), informed the court of the amended charges filed.

Hadi said that the amended charges had been filed and he had affixed seal as ordered by the court on the last adjourned date.

He further applied for the charges to be read to the defendant to enable him take his plea.

When the charges were read to Misau, he pleaded not guilty to the amended 10-count charge preferred against him.

The defence counsel, Uchena Ogbunabo, who held brief for Paul Erokoro (SAN), immediately prayed the court to grant the defendant bail on liberal terms and in self-recognition.

The request was not opposed by the prosecutor.

On November 7, the court adjourned Misau’s arraignment after an irregularity was pointed out by his counsel.

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The counsel had told the judge that the 10- count amended charge was defective, because there was no seal on it, in line with order 10 rules 1,2,3 of the Federal High Court.

Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that the federal government on Tuesday, November 30, amended the criminal charges it preferred against Senator Isah Misau before an Abuja High Court in Maitama.

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