Bauchi commissioner sent back to prison despite bail approval
Yakubu Adamu, the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, has been ordered by a Federal High Court in Abuja to return to Kuje Correctional Centre. The court granted him bail but required strict conditions, including a N500m bond and two sureties who are landowners in specific Abuja districts. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Adamu and Ayab Agro Products and Freight Company Ltd in a case involving about N4.6bn. Several other individuals and companies are implicated in the alleged money laundering and related offences.
What we know
- Justice Emeka Nwite ordered Yakubu Adamu's remand pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
- The two sureties must be Abuja landowners, and all property documents must be verified by the court registry.
- Adamu and his sureties are required to deposit their international passports and two passport photographs with the court registrar.
- The EFCC's charge, dated December 19, 2025, alleges conspiracy and money laundering involving about N4.65bn between June and December 2023.
- Adamu and the company were arraigned on December 30, 2025, pleaded not guilty, and are also facing a separate terrorism financing charge.
