Absence of a defence counsel on Monday stalled the trial of Sankyai Obadiah, Provost of City College of Health Science and Technology, Zaria, Kaduna State.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some students, dragged Obadiah, over alleged non accreditation of the institution.
Hunaifa Musa, Francis Luka and Yahaya Musa, ex-students of the college, specifically challenged the accreditation and approval of the school to its health courses.
At the resumed hearing in the case, Counsel to the complainants, Hussaini Abdu, told the court that the defence counsel, Yusuf Sambo, called him on phone and told him that he was sick and would not be able to be in court.
Abdu therefore sought for another date to continue with the case.
Chief Magistrates Abdullahi Maigamo, therefore the case until June 3, for commencement of hearing.
NAN reports that the students alleged that the college had neither government approval nor accreditation by regulatory bodies saddled with the responsibility of approving the health courses before admitting students.
They alleged that the school’s action was a criminal conspiracy and cheating which contravened the law. (NAN)
