The Federal High Court, Abuja , on Thursday, refused to grant a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, bail.
Delivering a ruling , Justice Okon Abang, held that Maina’ s application for bail lacked merit .
Justice Abang said though it was at the court’ s discretion to grant bail, the ex -pension reformed boss did not deserve bail after jumping the first bail.
The judge said that Maina did not place sufficient materials before the court to convince the court that he deserves the second bail.
He said the medical report brought from the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital showed that Maina was not under any medical emergency .
The judge said Maina was not only a flight risk but a proving risk, having fled to the Republic of Niger and Chad in violation of the court order.
“ He has disappointed the court docket, ” he dominated.
Justice Abang, who refused to provide Maina’ s utility for an order directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to launch his confiscated property , consisting of a BMW Car, additionally dismissed his request for an order to set aside the Nov. 18 and Dec . 4 , 2020 orders.
The courtroom on November 18 , 2020 , ordered the trial of Maina in absentia after he jumped bail.
Also on December four , 2020 , the courtroom ordered Maina to be remanded in prison custody pending the listening to and final determination of his matter.
But Maina, who jumped bail ultimate 12 months and fled to the Republic of Niger earlier than his rearrest , had on December 24 , 2020 , applied for every other bail.
Maina, via his lawyer, Anayo Adibe, on Jan. 20 , approached Justice Abang in a movement on word.
He argued that the utility have become necessary over his worsening health condition .
In the motion , the ex - pension boss told the court docket that he had affordable and accountable sureties who had been inclined to behave as sureties if granted bail.
Debunking the argument that he had jumped bail, Maina stated he fled to the Republic of Niger to have a kneel surgical operation .
According to him, If the knee surgical procedure had no longer been finished , his leg could were amputated
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