Private counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , Mr Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, yesterday alleged threat to life of witness in the commission’s case against former Governor Muritala Nyako.
While opposing the bail of Nyako, his sons and the other accused he also revealed that two key witnesses Ma’aji Mohammad Iro and Abdulmalik Dalhatu have died under mysterious circumstances after volunteering indicting statements against the accused persons.
Jacobs also argued yesterday that both the former governor and his son, a serving senator might jump bail if so granted, because the duo fled the country after they were admitted to administrative bail by the EFCC while the matter was still under investigation.
But the trial judge, Justice Elvis Chukwu, notwithstanding the litany of reasons given by EFCC yesterday admitted them to bail, albeit attached stringent conditions to the bail.
The accused persons were admitted to bail in the sum of N350 million each totalling N1.4 billion with two sureties in like sum each, one of which must be a serving director in the federal civil service.