Emeh is the whistleblower who exposed an organ trafficking ring within the Anambra State police command.
Justice F. O. Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State has fixed May 24, 25, 30 and 31, 2023, for accelerated hearing on 12 counts brought against Nnamdi Emeh by the Nigeria police.
Emeh is the whistleblower who exposed an organ trafficking ring within the Anambra State police command.
SaharaReporters earlier on Wednesday reported that the court granted the whistleblower bail and that while he was yet to meet the stringent bail conditions, the police already had plans to re-arrest him on the court premises.
It had been reported that the police on May 12, 2023, arraigned Emeh before a Federal High Court in Awka on 12 counts, accusing him of committing crimes that violated several regulations and laws.
After the charge was read, Emeh, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His lawyer, Mr Justus Ijeoma Esq, moved the bail application already filed for him while the police filed a counter-affidavit in opposition to his bail application.
The judge subsequently reserved the ruling on the bail application to Tuesday, May 16 and remanded him in the custody of the Federal Correction Centre, Awka.
However, when the bail hearing came up on Wednesday, the trial court admitted Emeh to stringent bail conditions.
Ruling on the application for his bail in charge No: FHC/AWK/C/60/2023 between Inspector General of Police and Emeh Nnamdi Daniel, the court held, "Defendant admitted to bail in the sum of N50 million with two sureties in like sum.
"Sureties to have landed property within jurisdiction and evidence of payment of 3 years tax.
"To deposit his International passport with the Crt DCR and get it back on application when the need arises."
The court, however, adjourned to May 24, 25, 30 and 31, 2023 for accelerated hearing.
SaharaReporters had reported that Emeh, who has been in police custody for weeks, was on April 2, 2023, transferred from the Force Headquarters in Abuja to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Awka.
His transfer to the state came despite public outcry as to why he would be transferred from the Force Headquarters in Abuja to the Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police, where most of its senior officers were named in the gory details of the atrocities happening at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit, Awkuzu.
It had been reported that the police alleged in court documents that Emeh was arrested for malicious publications against the police and for electronically hacking into the bank account of a suspect under investigation.
The prosecuting team also accused Emeh of transferring a large sum of money into his bank account from the suspect’s account.
The police pleaded with the court to deny Emeh's bail application, arguing that he will jump bail if he is released from police custody.