The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has granted bail of N50 million each to former Abia State Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji and four others in an alleged N60.85 billion fraud case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Lilian Abai granted the defendants bail on Friday following their arraignment on a sixteen-count charge bordering on conspiracy, official corruption, stealing, and diversion of public funds.
Apart from Orji, the other defendants in the case are Engr. Chinedum Orji, Dr. Philip Nto, Onwumene King Obioma, and Romanus K. Madu.