Four-hour judgment reading delays Yahaya Bello’s trial at FCT High Court

Drama unfolded connected Tuesday astatine the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama judicial division, during proceedings successful the proceedings of Yahaya Adoza Bello.

Justice Maryann Anenih had earlier delivered judgement successful a civilian substance earlier calling the transgression lawsuit betwixt the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Bello.

Kemi Pinheiro, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, appeared arsenic counsel to the prosecution successful the case.

Z. E. Abbas, counsel to the 3rd defendant, was preparing to commence cross-examination of the prosecution witnesser erstwhile the tribunal indicated that it would emergence by 2:30pm.

The court, however, said it could see granting an further 30 minutes if counsel would beryllium capable to reason the cross-examination wrong that period.

Responding, Pinheiro urged the tribunal to widen the sitting clip to alteration the defence to reason the cross-examination and let the prosecution to telephone a caller witnesser connected the adjacent adjourned date.

Pinheiro said each parties had arrived successful tribunal arsenic aboriginal arsenic 9:00am but proceedings were delayed due to the fact that the tribunal archetypal delivered judgement successful different matter.

He said the parties had waited for astir 4 hours portion the tribunal cautiously work the full judgement successful unfastened court.

Pinheiro said, “My Lord, I was act...