Trial of Chidinma Ojukwu has failed to continue before a Lagos state High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in the Lagos Island area of the state.
Gatekeepers News reports that the trial of Chidinma charged with murder of the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, was on Monday stalled due to the prosecution witness’s lack of composure.
At the resumed hearing of the matter, the prosecuting counsel, Yusuf Sule, asked the court to adjourn the trial till Tuesday.
He told the trial judge, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, that the fourth prosecution witness arrived at the court from Asaba in the morning and was not composed to testify.
The counsel to the first defendant, Onwuka Egwu, did not object to the application of the prosecution.
But counsel to the second defendant, Babatunde Busari, said though he was not opposing the application, that the prosecution should have called other witnesses.
On his part, the counsel to the third defendant in the case, O.A. Ogunsanya, told the court that they would oblige the prosecution’s adjournment in the interest of justice.
Consequently, Justice Adesanya, at the instance of the prosecution, granted the oral application for adjournment and adjourned the case until November 30 for the continuation of the trial.
