PRESIDING judge of the Ilorin High Court in the trial of five accused persons on April 5, 2018, Offa bank robbery case, Justice Halima Saleeman, has adjourned the hearing on the matter till March 14 and 15, 2019. The hearing, which was slated to hold between February 19 and 20, 2019 was stalled due to the absence of the defence counsel, Mathias Emeribe. The accused persons standing trial, Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salaudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran, were all brought to court. The presiding judge, who expressed disappointment over the absence of the defence counsel in court on Tuesday said that the prosecution counsel should have asked for details of the “life-threatening experience” of the defence counsel. This court is only interested in the timely disposition of the matter and any delay could put the court in jeopardy,” she said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 19, 2019 10:52 UTC