Court grants bail to two Chinese accused of offering N100million bribe to crimes commission staff

The two Chinese: Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi, being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for offering N100million bribe to the Sokoto Zonal Head of the agency, Abdulahi Lawal has been granted bail by the court.

Penpushing reports that, Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale made this known in a statement adding that the defendants were granted bail in the sum of N5million.

The agency spokesman added that, Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court in the bail order said each of the defendants should deposit the sum with the Director Litigation, of the court.

Penpushing further reports that, the judge ruled that the defendants should produce two sureties in like sum, one of whom must be resident in the state and must deposit a Certificate of Occupancy of his landed property within the jurisdiction of the court.

The judge also ordered the defendants to submit their international passports with the chief registrar of the court and demanded that they take an undertaking that they would not travel out of the country throughout the duration of their trial.
Penpushing reports that, the Chinese duo was arraigned on Friday, May 15, 2020 on a two-count charge of conspiracy and offering bribe to a public servant to the tune of N100million, contrary to Section 83 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law, 2019 and Punishable under Section 83 (2) of the same Law.’’

The defendants had attempted to bribe Lawal to the tune of N100million, of which a N50million installment was delivered on Monday, May 11, 2020 on behalf of a construction company China Zhonghao Nig. Ltd which the agency is investigating for an alleged contract scam to the tune of over N50billion between 2012 to 2019.

Penpushing also report that, as at the time of filing this report the court June 15, 2020 for trial on the case to commence