NAN reports that the trial judge, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, had stood down the case for one hour to await the prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs , when it was first called at 1.00pm.
He had pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the court had granted him bail in the sum of N50 million with one surety in like sum.At the last adjourned date on May 10, the prosecutor had sought an adjournment of the case, after it informed the court that its 13th witness, Adewale Aladegbola, had proved “hostile” in his testimony.
Defence then informed the court that the prosecutor was absent and had not written any letter to them, and had urged the court to stand down the case for some time, to enable prosecutor attend court.At the last date, the 13th witness for the prosecution, Adewale Aladegbola, had introduced himself as a former driver of a Bullion Van in Zenith bank, Ado-Ekiti branch as at 2015.
The prosecutor had then asked the witness to tell the court what transpired on April 16, 2015 in relation to cash operation in the bank and in response, the witness had said:When asked to tell the court what transpired between him and one Alfa named Oputu Okiemute, he had said that he got to know the said Alfa in August.
In the charge, Fayose and one Abiodun Agbele were said to have on June 17, 2014 taken possession of the sum of N1.2 billion, for purposes of funding his gubernatorial election campaign in Ekiti State, which sum they reasonably ought to have known formed part of crime proceeds.
Mr Rotimi Jacobs chop chop? there's no excuse not to show up to a case of this magnitude.
Are they already beginning to run? Matter never even start.
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