A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Thursday ordered that a former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, be remanded in prison till June 6.
Yero was arraigned alongside former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Kaduna, Abubakar Gaiya Haruna, a former Minister of State for Power, Nuhu Wya and former Secretary to the State Government, Hamza Ishaq, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The quartet were docked for money laundering and criminal conspiracy to the tune of N700 million.
Justice Mohammed Shuaibu rejected the oral application for bail put forward by Yeroโs counsel, Yunus Ustaz Usman (SAN).
Justice Shuaibu also denied application that the defendants be remanded in EFCC custody.
The EFCC Counsel, Joshau Saidi, had earlier told the court that EFCC lacks facilities to accommodate the defendants.
The judge ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison till when a written application for their bail would be filed.
