“It is a settled principle of law and in a community reading of the provisions of sections 137, 141 and 143 of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA), that when an accused person/defendant is granted bail and he jumps it, the trial court, may, upon noticing such a breach by the accused/defendant may:

1. revoke the bail,
2. issue a bench warrant for his arrest,

iii.       order the forfeiture of the bail bond, and

1. upon forfeiture of the bail bond, order the surety (sureties) to (each) pay the sum stated in the bond into the court’s Registry”. PER I.T.MUHAMMAD, J.S.C., in
   

   FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA V ALH. ABUBAKAR MAISHANU & 2 ORS

   LER [2018]SC.51/2015

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