A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday granted N10 million bail to former Imo State governor Ikedi Ohakim on charges of giving false information against a woman he allegedly had a romantic relationship with Chinyere Amuchienwa.
Police arraigned the ex-governor who pleaded not guilty to the three counts preferred against him.
Justice Samira Bature granted Ohakim bail following application by his lawyer Ken Njemanze.
Ohakim is to produce one surety who must be a reputable person in the society with a verifiable address within the FCT.
The judge, however, warned that the bail could be revoked if the defendant was found to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The prosecution alleged in the case marked CR/993/2020 that Ohakim who was governor of Imo State from 2007 to 2011 gave false information that the complainant Amuchienwa threatened him with a gun.
It also alleged that the ex-governor made a false claim to the lady that he had a plot of land for sale in Lagos.
Ohakim was equally alleged to have unlawfully used “the name of Raji Fashola as the owner of the purported land situated at Ikeja, Lagos State.”
The offences were said to be punishable under various provisions of the Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria, 1968.
The judge adjourned the case till January 25, 2021 for trial.
