Justice E.S Chukwu of
the Federal High Court, Maitama Abuja, has adjourned ruling in the extradition
proceedings brought against former managing director of Nigeria Security
Minting and Printing Company, NSPMC. Ehidiamhem Okoyomon, to December 17, 2014.
The court had on October
7 when Okoyomon was granted bail, fixed December 1, 2014, for ruling on the
extradition request brought against the defendant by the office of Attorney
General of the Federation, following a request by the UK government.
However, when the case
was mentioned today, Justice Chukwu told the court that the ruling was not
ready due to the numerous cases he had to attend to, and adjourned proceedings
to December 17, 2014.
The former Mint boss is
wanted in UK over his alleged role in the bribery scandal involving officials
of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN; the Nigeria Security Minting and Printing
Company, NSMPC and Securency International Pty of Australia, between 2006 and
2008.
It would be recalled
that Okoyomon was granted bail on October 7 in the sum of Five hundred million
naira (N500, 000,000.00), two sureties who must be of the rank of Executive
Director in a government agency, with a landed property within Abuja Municipal
Area Council.
The court further ruled
that the surety must swear to affidavit of means with evidence of tax payment
for the last three years, and deposit two recent passports photographs with the
court registrar.
The two sureties and the
accused are to deposit their international passports with the EFCC while the accused
is to report every Monday to the Commission.
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