Nigeria, July 15 -- The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted bail to former chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, who faces charges of receiving gratification from the contractors of the tribunal while in office.

The judge, Peter Kekemeke, granted him bail in the sum of N100 million and a surety with proof of a property in Abuja.

He rejected the objection raised by the prosecution agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to grant the bail.

He ruled that the commission "did not produce strong reasons why bail should not be granted" to Mr Umar.

Although the EFCC charged Mr Umar with an alleged fraud involving N15 million, the court set his bail at N100 million.

On 9 July, the EFC...