BREAKING: N109 billion: Ex-AGF, Idris remanded in Kuje prison [Photos]

The former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and two others have been ordered to be remanded in Kuje prison over N109 billion fraud.

A High Court presided by Justice J.O. Adeyemi-Ajayi gave the order on Friday at the resumed hearing of the criminal allegation of fraud and money laundering levelled against the embattled ex-AGF.

The Judge ordered that they will remain in prison custody until the determination of their bail applications.

Those who are being prosecuted alongside ex-AGF are, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele and Mohammed Kudu Usman.

When they were arraigned on Friday, they pleaded not guilty to the 14-count charge in which they are accused of diverting about N109 billion public funds.

Idris was initially accused of embezzling the sum of N80 billion when he was first arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, but it was later discovered that the amount was N109 billion when the anti-graft agency deepened their investigation.

Mr Godfrey Olusegun and Mohammed Kudu Usman were allegedly complicit in the diversion and money laundering when Mr. Ahmed Idris was in office as the Accountant General of the Federation.