The absence on May 9, 2017, of Gabriel Suswam, a former Benue State governor before a Federal High Court, Abuja, stalled his ongoing trial, as his counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, told the court that he was on admission at a hospital.

"Suswam fell ill after he was released by the Department of State Services, DSS, on May 8," Raji told Justice A.R. Mohammed, who is presiding over the nine-count charge brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against him, and his then Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, for allegedly diverting N3.1 billion state funds.


While presenting the medical report to the court, Raji urged the trial judge to grant an adjournment to allow his client time to recuperate so that he would be present in court for the continuation of his trial.
The prosecution, led by O.A. Atolagbe, did not oppose the application but reminded the court that Suswam was also not in court at the last sitting of March 28, 2017.


"The learned counsel who appeared for the defendant informed his lordship that the first defendant was at the time being detained by the DSS, and he has now confirmed that he has been released," Atolagbe said.
He further told the court that Raji only informed him of Suswam's illness "this morning and that he has been hospitalised".


The trial judge who went through the said report ordered that Suswam's counsel should furnish the prosecution with it.


After reading it, the prosecution raised no objection for an adjournment based on the content of the report, noting that Raji, being a senior counsel could not have been telling a lie about Suswam's ill-health.


Audu Anuga, counsel to Okolobia, who unlike Suswam was present in court, also aligned himself with Raji, applying for an adjournment.


Justice Mohammed, thereafter, adjourned to June 21 and 22, 2017 "for a continuation of trial".

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until we all unite against d common enemy (men of always), nothing is gonna change...
u don't put people who create the problem in charge of the solution.....

Khd95:
shiooor all of them dey always fall sick,after interrogation by EFCC or DSS.


ABEG tow the mofo on a stretcher to his trial,he must account for his deeds

kindklemz:
DSS, de angianwase o faci ior mba ngenev.

See Translation!
....but if he is guilty, maximum penalty for him joor.
This one wey dem go dey form sickness upandan when EFCC come calling.

Modified: Benue state remain backward because of elements like him.

ekensi01:
Come on let him die there. Every corupt leader for this country way go prison the sick the get special witches their? please that fool stole billions he is also the cause of herdmen continus killing in Tiv land.

lollypeezle:
Throughout this man's rule in Benue State, he was hale and hearty eating Benue people's yam. Now it is time to account for how many tubers of yam he ate, he is now forming sickness.

If not for the bleeped state this country is in, this man should have been judged on a stretcher. If a breastfeeding woman can face a judge, why not Suswam.

Justice delayed is most times denied in Nigeria...When are we going to see a corrupt politician sentenced?

mikolo80:
what do you want him to do for foolish ignorant voters with the billions and how will he challenge Fulani marauders without army or police?