An Ilorin High court presided over by Justice Halimat Saleeman has expressed worry over the attitude of the prosecution team in charge of the Offa robbery case for unduly prolonging the matter before her court.
When the case came up for hearing, University of Ilorin Professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Wahab Egbewole announced appearance for the prosecution which had hitherto been led by either the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Alhaji Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN) or the state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr Jimoh Mumini.
Egbewole, while asking for another adjournment, explained to the court that he was only given the fiat of the matter on Thursday evening and had spent the night perusing the documents, he still needed to be well abreast of the case to offer his best in the matter.
Although the defence counsel, Mathias Emeribe, did not object to the request for adjournment, he nevertheless asked the new prosecution team leader to impress on the police to make available to the defence, a particular video clip in their custody which they intend to use in prosecuting the case.
In her ruling, Justice Saleeman noted that the court only reluctantly approved the request for adjournment to enable the prosecution counsel study the vase files and also for the defence to have access to the video clips in question.
The court however adjourned the matter till Friday January 25, 2019 for definite hearing. Five persons; Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salaudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran are standing trial before the court over their alleged involvement in the April 5, 2018 robbery in offa , kwara state during which 30 persons were killed. (Radio Nigeria)
