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Former Head of Service of the Federation, Mr Steve Oronsaye, has been granted bail on self-recognition by a Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
Mr Oronsaye who was charged along with two others for 1.9 billion naira money laundering, will deposit his travel documents with the court to fully secure his bail.
A Federal High Court had granted the former Head of Service interim bail on June 13, based on self-recognition and undertaking by his counsel that he would be present in court along with his co-accused.
The court then ordered that they return to court to argue their bail application.
Ruling in the bail application, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, explained that he considered the status of the accused person as a former Head of Service of the Federation for granting him bail on self-recognition.
The second accused Osarenkhoe Afe was also admitted to bail in the sum of 50 million naira and two sureties in the like sum.
The court stated that one of the sureties must be a serving or retired civil servant not below level 16, and that the other surety must be an entrepreneur who owns a landed property worth 75 million Naira and must provide three years tax clearance certificate.
The court further stated that both sureties must provide two passport photographs and swear to an affidavit of means.

Residents of Yobe State, north-east Nigeria, have praised the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, for his three-day working visit to the state.
They pointed out the civil-military relationship being strengthened to enhance partnership against terrorism, as one of the reasons for their gratitude.
Besides improving civil-military relationship, they stressed that the Army Chief’s visit had further boosted their confidence that security forces are determine to subdue the terrorists.
Some of the residents in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, also said Buratai’s presence with the troops on ground was enough morale boosters to the troops in restoring peace in the troubled region.
They expressed hope that the visit would enhance the deployment of more troops and military hardware to the troubled area to fight the terrorist.
They also praised the Army Chief’s decision to clear the Damaturu-Biu road of any further attack by the insurgents.
A member representing Yobe State in the House of Representatives, Honourable Bukar Goni, affirmed his confidence in the Army Chief and urged other well-meaning people of the state to accord security operatives the desired support.
The Army Chief had visited the troubled state to celebrate Sallah with troops fighting the Boko Haram insurgents in the region.
He said his presence would stimulate military-civil relationship, adding that his new position would afford him the opportunity to assess the equipment on ground and to evaluate the level of the threat posed by the Islamist militants.