BREAKING: Suspended Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris remanded in prison
Justice A.O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal High Court presiding in Abuja has detained the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, in prison due to his purported unlawful misappropriation of public funds amounting to N109.4 billion.
Idris was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 14 counts related to conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering.
Justice Ajayi stated that Idris and other co-defendants in this case would remain in detention until Wednesday, when their bail requests would be considered.
The suspended AGF, together with Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited, were indicted on a 14-count indictment of theft and criminal breach of trust totaling N109, 485,57...