A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Danladi Umar, the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), who is standing trial on allegations of abuse of office and corruption.

Justice Peter Kekemeke admitted Umar to bail in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety who must hold a Certificate of Occupancy for property in Abuja. The judge ordered that Umar remain in Kuje Correctional Centre until the bail conditions are fully satisfied.

In his ruling, Justice Kekemeke said the prosecution failed to prove that the defendant would interfere with witnesses, noting that the alleged witnesses were staff of the CCT during Umar’s tenure. The court also held that there was no evidence suggesting Umar was likely to jump bail, as he had made himself available throughout the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation.

Umar was arraigned by the EFCC on July 9, 2026, on a four-count charge. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in prison pending the bail application.

The charges allege that Umar used his official position to confer unfair advantages on himself, including the receipt of payments totalling around ₦15 million. One of the specific allegations involves ₦5.5 million allegedly paid into his wife’s account by a contractor engaged to paint the CCT headquarters.

The case has been adjourned to October 29, 2026, for further hearing. If convicted, Umar faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

•Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele

The Senate on Tuesday disclosed the identities of four security personnel who were killed and another injured during the operation that rescued abducted pupils and teachers from terrorists in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Office of the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele.

They were Lieutenant F. A. Isaac (N/20349), Nigerian Army; Private Silas Musa (23NA/84/4604), 81 Battalion, Nigerian Army; and Sergeant Abena John Jerome (F/No. 234511), Nigeria Police Force.

He added that “Lance Corporal Adamu Hussain (16NA/75/6430), 81 Battalion, Nigerian Army, sustained injuries in the course of the operation.

Bamidele recalled that terrorists abducted 39 pupils and seven teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, subjecting the victims, their families and the nation to fear and anguish.

He said the attack represented “a disturbing expansion of organised criminal activities into the South-West” and “a direct attack on the right of every child to be educated in a safe and secure environment.”

According to him, Tinubu immediately directed the Armed Forces and security agencies to deploy all available lawful military assets to secure the unconditional release of the victims.

Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force are reported to have arrested the Director General of the fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, in a monitored report seen on TVC News.

His arrest comes barely a few hours after Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued a warrant for his arrest.

The Police PRO confirmed that he was arrested by a team of FID/IRT in Osun.

The source said that the suspect would be taken to the Police Headquarters in Abuja for further action.

The arrest followed a brief ruling by Justice Umar, who issued a bench warrant after Adeyemi failed to appear before the court despite several adjournments.