Breaking: Court Admits Gambo Nakura to Bail after 23 Days in Prison




A Yola High Court in Adamawa State has just granted bail to the Chairman Concerned Citizens Adamawa State, Alh. Husseini Bello Gambo Nakura. News Platform 


Equally, the court has quashed the proceedings of the Chief Magistrate Court II presided by M. A. Adamu, which remanded the applicant in prison custody since 10th September, 2025.


The high court presided by Justice Christopher Dominic Mapeo, admitted Gambo Nakura to bail in his ruling delivered on Friday.


The court also directed the transfer of the case from the Chief Magistrate Court II to the Upper Area Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa state for adjudication.


Justice Mapeo, admitted Gambo Nakura, to bail in the like sum 5million and a reliable surety who must be resident in Yola for 20 years and must be a person of integrity and depose to an affidavit of means.


Earlier, in its ruling, the court dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the Registrar, Chief Magistrate Court II as well as the Commissioner of Police Adamawa State for lacking in merits.


Justice Mapeo stated that the offences are bailable since it is not a capital offence and that the prosecution had failed to tender evidence before the court to convince the court that the applicant will jump bail if granted.


Justice Mapeo held that the bail condition by the lower court that it is only one person will be his surety was not fair, and quashed the entire proceedings.


After ruling, Counsel to the Applicant, E. O. Odo, and that of the Respondents, D. I. Kulthu ( Senior State Counsel I) appreciated the court for the ruling.

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