Justice J. O. Adeyemi-Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Friday ordered that the suspended Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris and two others be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of their bail applications.
Idris, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele and Mohammed Kudu Usman were arraigned before the court on Friday over allegation of N109billion fraud.
The accused have pleaded not guilty two a 14-count charge levelled against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Idris was arrested in Kano after he failed to respond to invitations by the commission to answer questions over the allegation of N80 billion fraud.
At the court session on Friday, Rotimi Jacobs, counsel to the EFCC, prayed the court to grant the prosecution leave to prefer a criminal charge under section 109 of ACJA against the defendants.
Adeyemi Ajayi, the judge, granted the application as prayed.
Consequently, the 14-count charge was read to the defendants.
