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Musa Musa, one of the policemen who allegedly burgled former President Goodluck Jonathan’s house in Abuja has been granted bail in the sum of N7million.
The FCT Police command arraigned the accused policemen were arraigned before Mabel Segun-Bello, at the Magistrate Court in Wuse, Abuja, on Tuesday.
“Bail is granted to allow the accused attend trial. Where it is perceived that the accused may jump bail, he may be denied,” she held.
The policemen were arrested after investigation revealed that they allegedly burgled the house of the former president, carting away all valuable items in it.
Jonathan had expressed surprise at the action of the policemen, who were hired to guard the property situated at Fourth Avenue, Gwarimpa.
He said the house was stripped bare by the burglars.
A statement issued by Ikechukwu Eze, media aide of the former president, said: “The house, which the former president bought from CITEC estate developers in 2004, was totally stripped bare by the thieves who stole every movable item in the house including furniture sets, beds, electronics, toilet and electrical fittings, as well as all internal doors and frames.”
