I Was Deeply Touched When I Saw Maina On Wheelchair - Judge, Okon Abang

Okon Abang, a judge of the government high court in Abuja, says he was profoundly contacted when he saw Abdulrasheed Maina, previous administrator of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM), brought into the court on a wheelchair, TheCable reports. 


Maina, who is standing preliminary on 12 tallies of tax evasion, was wheeled into the court by two jail authorities on Thursday. 

He was first summoned on October 25, and he argued "not blameworthy" to the charges. 

Despite the fact that Abang neglected to hear Maina's application for bail, he said he was moved by the respondent's condition. 

"At the point when I saw him toward the beginning of today, I was profoundly contacted. I would have without anyone else even dismissed the issue seeing him in this condition," Abang said. 

At the last continuing, a letter disclosing Maina's nonappearance because of sick wellbeing was sent to the court. 

The judge clarified that he saved his decision because of "substantial outstanding task at hand" on the court. 

"By virtue of the overwhelming outstanding burden on this noteworthy court, the court will hold governing on the bail application," he said. 

"The decision isn't prepared. The court will give another date at the end of work today." 

Maina was first summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

November 08, 2019