The ongoing trial of the seven persons complicit in the N24billion fraud
in the police pension office could not proceed today owing to various excuses
by counsel representing some of the accused persons.
Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf had at the last adjourned date, April 22,
2015, fixed June 23 for hearing of the motion by the prosecuting counsel,
Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, seeking to slit the charge against Esai Dangabar and other
accused persons (Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Veronica Ulonma
Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira, Uzoma Cyril Attang and Christian Madubuke). He told
the court that the case had been dragging due to the large number of lawyers
representing the accused persons in the matter.
Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, counsel to the 1st accused had,
along with the other counsels, requested that the prosecution brings a formal
motion.
At the resumed hearing June 23, Adegboyega sent in words that the case
be stood down till 10.30am as he was appearing before the Court of Appeal. The
court also received correspondence from the second accused, Abubakar Kigo, who
was absent due to ill health, while counsel to the third accused Ahmed Inuwa
Wada sent in words that he was involved in the election petition hearing.
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