Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa of the High Court in Sokoto State, on Thursday, granted bail to two Chinese citizens accused of bribing an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Muhammad, who is also the Chief Judge of Sokoto State, said the respondents have not been able to dislodge the presumption of innocence of the accused.
However, the term of the bail demands the Chinese citizens submit the sum of N5million each and two surety in like sum, one of which must be resident in Sokoto and have a landed property that has a certificate of occupancy.
They must also submit their international passport with the Chief Registrar of the court.
Justice Muhammad also demanded that they take an undertaking that they would not travel out of the country throughout the duration of the trial.
The Chinese citizens were arrested last week for offering the sum of N100million bribe to the Zonal Head of the anti-graft agency in Sokoto State, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal.
According to the EFCC, the sum was allegedly offered in a desperate bid to compromise ongoing investigations of a construction company, China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited, which was handling contracts awarded by the Zamfara State Government in the sum of N50billion between 2012 to 2019.
The accused are currently facing trial on counts of conspiracy and bribery.
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