A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, on Wednesday, deferred its ruling on application seeking the release of former Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, on bail, till Thursday, 28th July.
Idris, who was remanded in prison custody last Friday, is facing trial over his alleged complicity in the illegal diversion of public funds, to the tune of about N109.4 billion.
He is answering to a 14-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him and three others.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Other Defendants are: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.