Okon Abang, a judge of the
federal high court in Abuja, says he was deeply touched when he saw
Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM),
brought into the court on a wheelchair.
Maina, who is standing trial on
12 counts of money laundering, was wheeled into the court by two prison
officials on Thursday.
He was first arraigned on October
25, and he pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
Although Abang failed to hear
Maina’s application for bail, he said he was moved by the defendant’s
condition.
“When I saw him this morning, I
was deeply touched. I would have on my own even adjourned the matter seeing him
in this condition,” Abang said.
At the last proceeding, a letter
explaining Maina’s absence due to ill health was sent to the court.
The judge explained that he
reserved his ruling due to “heavy workload” on the court.
“On account of the heavy workload
on this honourable court, the court shall reserve ruling on the bail
application,” he said.
“The ruling is not ready. The
court will give another date at the close of work today.”
Maina was first arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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