A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Secretary-General to the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, be remanded in EFCC custody.

Mr Babachir Lawal is to be kept in EFCC custody, pending the ruling of the court on his bail application.

Babachir had earlier pleaded not guilty to a 10 count charge of fraudulent diversion of funds meant for the clearing of evasive plants on the North East.

Lawyers to the former SGF argued his application for bail before Justice Okeke of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The court however fixed the ruling on his bail application for February 13.

Thelagostimes recalls that Lawal is facing charges of corruption. He was indicted for allegedly using his companies to get contracts worth millions of naira without executing the contracts.

He was removed from office in 2017 after he was indicted by a Senate committee which investigated the management of money meant to assist persons displaced by Boko Haram.