Date Published: 11/10/09

Bode George: Court denies bail

Bode George

An Ikeja H igh Court has denied the bail application of PDP chieftain Chief Olabode George and five others currently serving two and half years jail terms in kirikiri maximum prison.

Presiding judge, Justice Olubumi Oyewole held that there is no substantial evidence placed before the court to support their health claims.

Chief George, alongside Architect Aminu Dabo, Captain Olusegun  Abidoye, Alhaji Abdullahi Aminu Tafida, Alhaji Zanna Maidaribe and Alhaji Sule Aliyu are currently serving two and half years jail terms for irregularities in contract awards at the Nigerian Ports Authority between 2001 and 2003.