Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, is to remain in prison custody after a state high court denied him bail in the money laundering case filed against him.
Recall that the court had adjourned the ruling on a bail application for Sa’idu to January 16, 2025. However, when the case came up on Thursday, the former Chief of Staff was denied bail.
The court delivered ruling on the application for refusal on the bail principally on the ground that a formal charge had been filed at the Kaduna State High Court II against Sa’idu.
The court asked the applicant to go to the court where the filed charge was pending to apply for bail.
Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, is to remain in prison custody after a state high court denied him bail in the money laundering case filed against him.
Recall that the court had adjourned the ruling on a bail application for Sa’idu to January 16, 2025. However, when the case came up on Thursday, the former Chief of Staff was denied bail.
The court delivered ruling on the application for refusal on the bail principally on the ground that a formal charge had been filed at the Kaduna State High Court II against Sa’idu.
The court asked the applicant to go to the court where the filed charge was pending to apply for bail.
The prosecution further alleged that the N3.9 billion discrepancy was laundered by Sa’idu, in violation of Section 18 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.