Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM), Abdulrasheed Maina, on Thursday, stalled proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja as he bled from his nostrils.
Igbere TV reports that he development began few minutes after the commencement of the proceeding.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, stepped down proceedings in the continuation of trial over Maina’s failing health.
Justice Abang, who made the remark, said the order was to allow Maina, who was in court take his medication.
gbere TV gathered the matter was called, Maina, who was sitting with families and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Services, was assisted up by two of the officers, so as to be taken to the dock by his counsel, Francis Oronsaye,However, the judge order that he should be left to sit where he was.
When the proceeding started, the attention of the judge was brought to Maina’s deteriorating health condition by Oronsaye.
“My Lord, my client is bleeding and I will seek your indulgence to allow him take his medication,” he said.
Justice Abang, therefore , granted the request and stepped down for 20 minutes.
