Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has reversed a decision denying bail to the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants over the terrorism financing charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC).

The judge, Mohammed Umar, granted bail to the Bauchi State official and his co-defendants in a ruling on Wednesday, shifting away from the earlier decision of another judge of the court who denied them bail earlier this month.

The earlier judge, Emeka Nwite, who briefly handled the case during the court's Christmas/New Year vacation, had struck out the defendants' bail application in a ruling on 5 January, citing the gravity of the charges against them and the soc...