A Federal High Court in Abuja presided by Justice Okon Abang, on Wednesday, fixed Thursday November 26, for hearing of bail application filed by Senator,Ali Ndume who has been in prison custody since Monday for failing to produce Abdulrasheed Maina whom he stood as
surety and who from all indication has disappeared..
Ndume had through his lawyer, Marcel Oru, on Tuesday,filed an appeal against the remand order at the Court of Appeal along with an application for the bail of the defendant filed before Justice Abang..
Abang during Maina’s trial in absentia on Wednesday, acknowledged the bail application filed by Ndume’s lawyer.
The Judge said the bail application was brought to his attention on Wednesday morning at 8.58
and he immediately directed that the matter be fixed for hearing on Thursday..
