The Court of Appeal in Abuja has refused an application for bail pending appeal filed by a former Director of Finance and Administration of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council under the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Garba Dukku, who was sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment for diverting about N319m in public funds.
Dukku had approached the Court of Appeal seeking bail pending the determination of his appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court.
A statement issued on Thursday by the spokesman for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, John Odeh, said the appellate court held that Dukku failed to establish exceptional circumstances to justify the grant of bail pending the determination of his appeal.
The court, however, ordered an accelerated hearing of the substantive appeal to ensure its expeditious determination.
Dukku was convicted by the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, on six counts bordering on corruption and money laundering in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/608/2022
