The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the case of former Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, to Thursday, October 18.
The development follows the recent appointment of judges by President Muhammadu Buhari, Premium Times reports.
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NAIJ.com notes that Oronsaye’s case was adjourned by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who was one of the newly appointed justices of the Court of Appeal.
Oronsaye was brought before the court with his co-accused, Osarenkhoe Afe, for allegations of misappropriating N2 billion pension fund. The former head of service had also been charged separately for alleged diversion of N190 million.
Abdulrasheed Maina, former boss of the pension tax force, who is now in hiding, had previously been included in the charges against Oronsaye.
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Recall that NAIJ.com previously reported that Justice Gabriel Kolawole granted the former head of service of the federation, Stephen Oronsaye, permission to travel to India for medicals and to return for continuation of his trial in January 2018.
In granting the application, the trial judge ruled that: “The DCI litigation of the Federal High Court, shall release the international passport of the defendant through his counsel, and he is permitted to travel to India from now till on or before January 31, 2018 and return his passport to the DCI pending the determination of the criminal charge”.
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