advertisementA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday granted bail to the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, in the sum of ₦200 million, over his alleged involvement in a ₦1 billion fraud case. Also granted bail in the same sum were Anas Muhammed Mustapha, Secretary of KANSIEC, and Ado Garba, a Deputy Director in the agency’s accounts department. “The charges before this court are not capital offences, and the prosecution has not opposed the applications,” the judge ruled. Story continues below advertisementAdditional sums of ₦310 million and ₦260 million were also alleged to have been misappropriated. All three defendants pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge when it was read to them on Tuesday.