The senator representing Borno South at the Senate, Ali Ndume, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Ndume has been detained in prison since Monday, November 23, over his suretyship for the former chairman of the defunct pension reformed task team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is believed to have jumped bail.

Delivering his ruling on Friday, November 27, Justice Okon Abang said he chose to grant the senator bail based on his record of good behaviour before the court, despite that the other grounds of his bail application failed.

He ordered the lawmaker to produce one surety who must be a resident of Abuja and present evidence of ownership of property anywhere in Abuja.Mainagate: Senator Ndume finally regains freedom after spending four days in Kuje prison

Senator Ali Ndume. Photo: Premium Times.

Justice Abang added that the surety must also depose to an affidavit of means to indicate his readiness to forfeit the bail guaranty should the senator jump bail.

He also ordered Ndume to file an undertaking that he would compile records of appeal and transmit it to the Court of Appeal within 10 days, in a way the court wants him to demonstrate his readiness to prosecute his appeal.