Convicted former Caretaker Chairman of Ogori/Magongo Local
Government Area of Kogi state, Gabriel Daudu, today, July 4, 2016, lost his
post conviction bail bid as a Federal High Court sitting Lokoja, refused his
bail application.
Daudau was convicted by Justice Inyang Ekwo on April 25,
2016, after he found him guilty of 77 counts of fraud and sentenced him to
154-year imprisonment.
In his ruling, the trial judge held that the prosecution
proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced Mr. Daudu to two years on
each of the 77 counts.
Since the sentences are running concurrently, Mr. Daudu is
expected to spend two years in jail. But the convict approached the Federal
High Court with an application for bail on the grounds that without the bail he
would have served his jail term before his appeal is determined at the
appellate court.
But ruling on the application today, Justice I. M. Sani held
that the grounds of the applicant’s application were speculative and
consequently refused the request.
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