The gun- running trial involving the Senator representing Kogi West , Dino Melaye ; and two others, was stalled on Thursday as the senator failed to appear in court.
His lawyer, Barrister Yemi Mohammed , who stood in for Mike Ozekhome (SAN ) told the trial magistrate , Suleyman Abdalah , that he had it on good authority that Senator Melaye was attacked in Gwagwalada on Wednesday on his way home from the court.
“ I learnt that he was attacked yesterday in Gwagwalada on his way home from the court . Up till now , I have not been able to reach him . I don’ t know where he is at the moment , ” he said .
He said that the prosecution counsel was not ready to open the case “due to the reason best known to them . ”
However , the officer in charge of Police prosecution , Theophilus Oteme , told the court that the prosecuting counsel had an emergency yesterday , which made it “ extremely difficult to appear in court. ”
He, therefore , asked for long adjournment to September 23 , which was opposed by the trial magistrate who argued that “ it contravened administration of criminal justice law of Kogi State as amended. ”
He, therefore , adjournment till 9 th August for commencement of trial .
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