FORMER governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, and four others facing an 18-count charge of money laundering and diversion of public funds preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were yesterday admitted to bail by a Federal High Court, sitting in Gombe on stringent conditions. In his ruling on the bail application, Justice Babatunde Quadri said that all the five accused persons are to present two sureties each in the sum of N200 million. The sureties are also to have properties in the metropolis of Gombe and the properties which must be supported with a letter from the Ministry of Land must be free from any encumbrance.

The court also ruled that the sureties, who must also deposit their international passports with the Court Registrar, must be able to produce three years Tax Clearance.

Goje and others are, however, to be remanded in prison custody until the fulfilment of the bail conditions.

The other four accused persons arraigned with Goje are Alhaji Sabo Mohammed Tumu, former  Gombe State Government House food supplier; Alhaji Aliyu Ubadone El-Nafaty former Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board, Gombe; S. M. DOKORO;  proprietor of S. M. Dokoro and M. Dokoro Gombe. http://nigeriancompass.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6635:goje-four-others-get-n1-billion-bail&catid=54:nigeria-today&Itemid=594