Court grants Atiku’s son-in-law N20m bail

The Justice Nicholas Oweibo-led Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has, Thursday, granted bail to Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law to the former Vice- President and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Candidate in the 2019 general election, Atiku Abubakar.

Mr. Babalele was granted bail in the sum of N20 million. His bail is with one surety in like sum. The surety must be resident in Lagos. The judge also granted N20 million bail each to Atiku’s lawyer, Mr. Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, and his brother, Erhunse, with one surety in like sum.

The judge held that the sureties must reside in Lagos and must also have landed property in the state. While both defendants have just 14 days to perfect their bail conditions, the judge adjourned the cases to October 8 for trial.