The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted a lawyer, Ahmed Abdulrahman, to a N50 million bail with two sureties in the like sum for the alleged cyberbullying of a senator.
Justice Ofili Ajumogobia in a ruling on his bail application said the two sureties must be owners of landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area.
Justice Ajumogobia, who said that the landed property must have appropriate certificates of occupancy, ordered Abdulrahman and the sureties to submit their international passports, including passport photographs to the court registrar.
The judge also ordered that he must remain in custody until the bail conditions are perfected.
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She adjourned the matter until December 9, 2025 for further mention.
Earlier, A.A. Badmus, who appeared for the 2nd to 5th defendants, told the court that bail applications for three of the clients had also been filed, but the judge said the day’s proceeding was for ruling on the 1st defendant’s bail application.
The five defendants are being prosecuted by the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police on allegations bordering on cyberbullying Senator Shehu Umar, Chairman, Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence.
The I-G named Abdulrahman, 41 years; Daure David, 35; Ishaq Muhammed, 25; Abdulrashid Musa, 30; and Nasir Abubakar, 21, as 1st to 5th defendants respectively.
The charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/526/2025, was dated October 3, 2025 and filed by Anthony Egwu on October 6, 2025.
The defendants were on October 30, 2025 arraigned on 11-count charge, which also bordered on offences such as cybercrime, defamation, and advance fee fraud.
They, however, pleaded not guilty to the counts and Justice Ajumogobia ordered their remand at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID).
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