Embattled lawyer and socialite, Chief Fred Ajudua was granted bail to a tune of 50 million Naira by a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja .
Fred is a Nigerian accused of being an advance-fee fraud scammer . He studied law and graduated from the University of Benin, Edo State In March 1994.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Ajudua and his co-accused, Charles Hijiudu, in 2003 for allegedly defrauding two Dutch businessmen, Mr. Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen, of about $1.69million between July 1999 and September 2000.
Fred who has remained in prison for a number of years was said to have suffered, “serious health complications on August 3rd at about 2p.m and had to be rushed to the medical facility of the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, where he was being held in custody.” He was later admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for kidney-related medical complications.
Ruling on a fresh bail application brought by counsel to Ajudua, Mr. Olalekan Ojo, last week, Justice Ganiyu Safari granted the prayers on the ground that his ill-health constituted an “exceptional circumstance,” for the court to grant him bail.
According to the judge, Ajudua’s health condition should not be allowed to worsen while the trial was still going on. He then gave him a bail bond of N50million and two sureties in like sum. Safari, however, stated that Ajudua’s new bail warranted a sterner term in view of his antecedent, having jumped bail in 2005 after he went to Grant Medical Foundation, India for treatment. The court disclosed that the accused missed 40 court sittings, which stalled the conclusion of his matter, which started on May 16, 2003.
Fred Ajudua and sister
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