Justice Onwuegbuzie faulted Giwa for not notifying the court directly before briefly standing the matter down. Upon resumption, Giwa arrived and told the court he had assigned the case to another lawyer due to health issues. Gabriel immediately pointed out inconsistencies between Giwa’s claim and Aboje’s earlier explanation.
Giwa also stated that he had only been served with amended charges on December 2 and needed time to study them. The prosecution did not oppose a short adjournment in the interest of justice.
This development had led to the matter being adjourned to today December 10 for continuation of the hearing and determination of all pending motions, proceedings that have now again been stalled by the defence’s adjournment request.
