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Alleged $1.043m Fraud: Court Rejects Ajudua’s Fresh Bail Application

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has dismissed a fresh bail application filed by socialite Fred Ajudua, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding Palestinian businessman Zad Abu Zalaf of $1.043 million. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, November 20, 2025, Justice Dada held that Ajudua failed to present new or compelling facts capable of justifying another bail request. She described the application as “not meritorious” and subsequently struck it out. The judge noted that the two medical reports submitted from the Lagos University Teaching Hospi…

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