Former Governor of Adamawa state, James Bala Ngilari, was on Thursday granted bail by Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court, Yola in the sum of N100 million and a surety with landed property in Yola who must provide a court affidavit of means to that effect.
Ngilari was remanded in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission custody on September 21 following his arraignment on a 19-count charge bordering on alleged rigging of procurement process in the award of contract worth N127 million.
The court has adjourned to 0ctober 10 for commencement of trial.
Ngilari is being tried alongside his former Secretary to the State Government and his Commissioner for Finance
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