Nigeria: N6 Billion Power Fraud - Ugbane, Elumelu, Others to Remain in EFCC Custody

15 May 2009

An Abuja high court sitting in Gudu has ordered the remand of the Chairman of Senate Committee on Power, Senator Nicholas Yahaya Ugbane, his House of Representatives counterpart, Hon Ndudi Elumelu and eight others in the custody of the EFCC till Monday.

The trial high court judge, Justice Adebukola Banjoko gave the order yesterday after rejecting the request by their counsel to address her on their bail application orally.

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