Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, December 4, 2020, gave an order for the remand of ex-chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina in prison custody till the end of his trial, and adjourned the matter till December 8, 2020 upon application by a new defence counsel, Adaji Abel.
As indicated by Abang, "The litigant is now on seat warrant, his bail having been repudiated, so he will be remanded in a remedial assistance, forthcoming finish of preliminary. The issue is therefore suspended till December 8, 2020 at the occasion of the principal respondent for continuation of preliminary."
Governmental issues NIGERIA assembled that the request for Maina to stay in jail authority till the finish of his preliminary followed his hopping of his bail by escaping to Niger Republic, where he was captured by the International Police (Interpol) and removed to Nigeria on Thursday, December 3, 2020 to confront equity.
The new guard counsel applied for suspension to empower him acquaint himself with the case however indictment counsel, M.S. Abubakar contradicted the application on the ground that the ninth arraignment witness, (PW9), Rouqayyah Ibrahim, an EFCC criminologist was in court to proceed with her proof in-boss.
In decision against the indictment, Abang expressed;
"The main respondent is qualified for all his protected rights under Section 36 of 1999 Constitution, particularly the rights that have to do with reasonable hearing. The respondent is spoken to by counsel and the guidance appealed to God for a short date to empower him to be appropriately informed. I am slanted to oblige the guidance for the principal respondent in the general interest of equity," taking note of that the ninth indictment witness, who has been affirming in Maina's preliminary in absentia, may proceed from where she halted on Thursday, December 3, when the preliminary currently continues.
As indicated by Abang, "It is additionally conceivable to permit the PW9 that has just initiated her proof to finish same and for the safeguard insight to take a date for questioning, however I think it is more secure and in reality neater to defer the issue to empower the principal litigant brief his guidance in the general interest of equity."
Additionally at the present sitting, Francis Oransanye, Maina's previous guidance, officially pulled out his administrations to the respondent, having recorded a notification of withdrawal in court on November 25, 2020.
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