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The Akwa Ibom State High Court 1 sitting in Ikot Ekpene, has granted bail to Professor Peter Ogban in the sum of N10 million pending his appeal.
Ogban, a professor of Soil Science of the University of Calabar, Cross River state was given a 36 months jail term and a fine of N100,000 after the court found him guilty of electoral fraud levelled against him by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Pius Idiong, said in his ruling on Monday that the bail conditions would include a surety in like sum who must reside and have properties within the jurisdiction of the Court.
Others include the presentation of Certificate of Occupancy signed by the State Governor and two passport photographs each of the applicant and surety to the Registrar of the Court.
