Nigeria, May 10 -- The Supreme Court has revoked the bail earlier granted to former Lagos socialite Fred Ajudua, who has been facing about three decades old fraud charges.

The court, in a unanimous judgement of its panel of justices on Friday in Abuja, ordered Mr Ajudua's immediate return to prison while his trial continues.

It allowed two separate appeals filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), challenging a 2018 decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, which granted bail to Mr Ajudua and transferred his case to a new judge for a fresh trial.

The suits were marked SC/912C/2018 and SC/ 51C/ 2019 respectively.

The EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity Dele Oyewale in a statement confirmed the ruling, saying t...