Judge confused over lawyers’ conflicting accounts on whereabouts of Maina’s son
EFCC’s prosecuting lawyer says Faisal Mainal has fled to the U.S, but defence lawyer says he was arrested by the police in Sokoto 2 min read
There was a disagreement between the prosecution and the defence teams about the whereabouts of Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chair of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), on Thursday.
While the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC)’s lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, claimed Faisal had fled to the United States (U.S), the defence lawyer, Anayo Adibe, said the defendant was recently arrested in Sokoto.
A Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the trial and hearing of bail application of the defunct Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Mr Abdulrasheed Maina until February 19, 2021, at the instance of his lawyer, Mr Sani Katu.
Justice Okon Abang adjourned the matter after the defence lawyer told the court that he needed more time to enable him to prepare adequately for Maina’s defence since he was coming into the matter afresh.
The lawyer, who said he was unable to meet his client at the Kuje Correctional Centre for a pre-trial conference, urged the court to adjourn the case in the interest of justice.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial and hearing of bail application of the defunct Chairman of the Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina until February 19 at the instance of his lawyer, Sani Katu.
Justice Okon Abang adjourned the matter on Monday after the defence lawyer told the court that he needed more time to enable him to prepare adequately for Maina’s defence since he was coming into the matter afresh.
The lawyer, who said he was unable to meet his client at the Kuje Correctional Centre for a pre-trial conference, urged the court to adjourn the case in the interest of justice.
Maina hires new SAN, as court adjourns till Feb. 19
The new defence lawyer said he had not had spent time with Mr Maina who is on remand in prison to prepare for his defence. 2 min read
Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairperson of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), has hired a new Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), to lead his defence team in his ongoing money laundering trial involving N2billion.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the SAN, Sani Katu, appeared in the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja for the first time on Monday.
Federal High Court, AbujaActivities at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, was on Monday, paralysed over the death of Justice Ibrahim Watila of the Abeokuta Division in Ogun.
The news about Watila’s death filtered out at the Abuja Division of the FHC early in the morning as court workers, lawyers and litigants came in for the day’s business. x
Most of the judges did not sit due to the unfortunate event to honour their departed colleague.
NAN reports that Justice Watila on Dec. 4, 2020 in a judgment, held that provision of legal services are essential services.
Delivering the judgment in suit No. FHC/AB/FHR/57/20 between Olumide Babalola and the Attorney General of the Federation, the court held that having stated this, I have no choice but to firmly hold that Article 1(7) of the COVID-19 Regulation is plain and unambiguous as to what are and what, not essential services is. Legal service with the context of the Regulation is essential ser