SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted leave to Adeola Adedipe, who is representing Abdulrasheed Maina’s company, Common Input Property and investment Ltd., to withdraw from the money laundering case brought against the company by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
At the resumed trial in Abuja on Thursday, Justice Okon Abang in a bench ruling granted the lawyer’s application to withdraw from the case on the ground that he is yet to be paid for his services and is unable to locate Maina, who engaged him to represent the company listed as the second defendant in the case.
Maina, a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), is being tried in absentia having jumped bail for alleged two billion naira fraud and money laundering offenses.
Senator Ali Ndume, who stood surety for Maina was remanded in prison by a court before he was granted bail on November 27.
The former pension boss has now been re-arrested in Niger Republic, the Nigerian Police confirmed on Tuesday.
He is expected to be extradited soon to Nigeria to continue his trial.
