Dimeji Bankole's freedom short-lived as EFCC re-arrested him.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to former Nigerian Speaker, Dimeji Bankole who is standing trial on corruption charges.

But his freedom was short-lived as he was immediately re-arrested by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the court’s premises. He is expected to be charged along with his former deputy, Usman Nafada this afternoon.

Nafada was arrested yesterday and was involved in a minor traffic accident as he was being transported to EFCC headquarters in Abuja.

Bankole was arrested on Sunday June 5, and charged to court for inflating contract awards which includes the cost of 400 units of 40-inch Samsung (LNS.3410 Television sets) purchased at the rate of N525, 000 per unit, instead of the prevailing market price of N295, 000 and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 58 (4) (a) of the Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (5) of the same Act.