Chief Barrister Ambrose Owuru who was the former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, was
on Friday remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission on the orders of a Federal High Court for allegation of fraud.
The presiding judge, Justice Aliyu Suleiman, ordered that Owuru be reminded in EFCC custody pending the determination of bail application to be filed by his counsel.
According to Punch Newspapers, Owuru who was dragged to court by the EFCC on five counts for his
alleged involvement in a N60m fraud. He was alleged to have obtained the N60m from
one Mr. Ikechukwu Eze on the pretence of selling four plots of land to him
(Eze).
The ex-presidential candidate, however, pleaded
not guilty to all the charges brought against him by the EFCC.
Making a reference to Section 312 of the Federal
High Court Rules 2004, the counsel to the accused person, Mr. Geoffrey Johnson,
immediately made an oral application for Owuru’s bail.
Justice Suleiman adjourned the case till August
13, 2013, to allow the lawyer to file an application for Owuru’s bail.
