Alleged N1bn bribe: Court grants ex-BPE DG, Dikki bail
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Justice Yusuf Halilu of an FCT High Court in Maitama, on Wednesday, granted bail to a former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Ezra Dikki.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Dikki and his company, Kebna Studio and Communications Limited, with four counts bordering on corruption and abuse of office.
Delivering a ruling, Justice Halilu held that granting bail is an exercise of the discretionary power of judges, which must be done judicially and judiciously.
”It is established that bail is a constitutional right of a defendant as he is presumed innocent until otherwise proven as provided in Section 36(5) of the Constitution.
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