Judge says Maina's lawyer threatened court; seeks to delay trial

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A federal judge on Thursday accused lawyers representing the former pension task force director, Abdulrasheed Maina, of threatening the court in a bid to delay his trial.

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, said one of the lawyers, Adeola Adedipe, had threatened the court by saying that his expected ruling on Mr Maina’s health condition would be challenged before the Court of Appeal.

But in a response, Justice Abang said the issue of Mr Maina’s health was not properly brought before him and that he would only decide after making adequate findings. The prosecution lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, lamented the arguments of the defense that Mr Maina’s bail and health conditions were prerequisites to the continuation of the matter. He, however, said he would “reluctantly” agree with the demand for an adjournment.

Mr Abang described the remarks by Mr Adedipe as unnecessary and added that the Nigerian Correctional Service was part of efforts to frustrate the court’s proceedings.

 

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