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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here       Daily Independent Online.         * Monday, July 26, 2004. Court admits error, orders release of Bulama Alex Oni, Correspondent, Lagos Relief eventually came the way of detained former Managing Director of Bank of the North, Alhaji Mohammed Shettima Bulama, on Friday as a Federal High Court in Lagos re-affirmed an earlier bail granted him. Justice Dan Abutu, who gave the order, admitted that the court erred on June 28, when it ordered that Bulama be remanded in detention. Abutu had in March granted Bulama bail on very stringent conditions. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) arraigned him before the court for allegedly stealing more than N600 million from the bank. Bulama eventually got bail on April 1 and as he stepped out of the court a freeman, detectives with EFCC backed by about 10 heavily armed mobile policemen accosted him and whisked him away to an unknown destination. Lawyers to Bulama, led by Mr. Joseph Dawodu later commenced contempt proceedings against EFCC and its boss, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, asking Abutu to send them to jail for alleged disobedience of court order. In response, the EFCC filed a motion for stay of execution of Abutu’s ruling, arguing that the issue of bail was already a subject of appeal. Prosecuting team, led by Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, argued that EFCC refused to release him on the ground that Bulama, who was initially arraigned before Justice Mohammed Shuaib of same Federal High Court, has asked for bail there and was refused bail. The court then fixed a date for argument on the matter while Abutu ordered that Bulama be taken back into detention. Bulama’s counsel however filed a motion challenging the jurisdiction of the court to send Bulama back to detention after granting and approving his bail. After listening to arguments canvassed by both the prosecution and the defence team, Abuta over-ruled the earlier order committing Bulama back to custody.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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