UPDATED: Drama As Maina Slumps In Court
Daily Metro News NG
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina who is standing trial of #2bn pension fund has collapsed in court during court session.
Maina collapsed when his counsel, Anayo Adibe was making submissions before the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang
Maina’s Counsel, Adibe was praying for an adjournment of trial before the incident occurred
The court had to rise abruptly to enable officials of the Correctional Service attend to him.
Recall that the matter was on Wednesday adjourned till today, Thursday, December 10, 2020 for defendant to argue his no case submission application and for the prosecution to respond to same orally.
Maina is being prosecuted by the Federal Government on a 12-count charge of alleged money laundering to a tune of N2 billion.