Former Nigeria Football Federation President Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi and three others were yesterday docked on charges of corruption and abuse of office for allegedly misappropriating over N1.5 billion released by the Federal Government to the NFF without giving proper accounts as to how the money was spent during the South Africa 2010 World Cup.

Lulu is facing a joint trial with the former first Vice President Amanze Uchegbulam, former Executive Committee member Taiwo Ogunjobi and former General Secretary Bolaji Ojo-Oba.

The four suspects were arraigned before Abuja Federal High Court Judge, Justice David Okorowa.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday evening detained all four accused persons in preparation for their arraignment yesterday.

Among the charges pressed against the accused former NFF Executive Members are abuse of office, non-compliance with the Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007.

The accused persons were alleged to have paid estacode/allowances of $800,000 to 220 delegates to the World Cup in South Africa. Only 47 of which were authorised NFF officials. They were alleged to have mismanagement of N900million World Cup funds; purchased over-inflated luxury buses for the Super Eagles; incurring a $125,000 fine in South Africa over a deal with Hampshire Hotel; mismanagement of $250,000 to charter a faulty aircraft for the Super Eagles from London to South Africa; and spending $400,000 for a friendly match between Colombia and Nigeria in London.

Immediately after their arraignment, the court before Justice Donatus Okorowo granted them bail in the sum of N100 million.

Handing down their bail condition, the Judge noted that the accused person must produce two surety each one of whom must be an assistant director of level 15 and above in the federal civil service.

Similarly, the court said the sureties must produce three years tax clearance which will be confirmed by the Federal Inland Revenue and that they must deposit Certificate of Occupancy covering landed property in the Federal Capital Territory.

On the part of the accused persons, the court ordered that each of them must deposit two recent passport photographs and international passports with the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court.

He also ordered that the accused be remanded in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission custody last night and that they be taken to Kuje Prison today pending when they perfect their bail conditions.