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The trial judge in the April 5, 2018, Offa bank robbery case, Justice Haleemah Salman, on Monday in Ilorin expressed anger over delay in the trial, blaming the prosecution for the seeming delay in the dispensation of the case.
At the resumed hearing of the case, after a prolonged adjournment, Justice Salman expressed the displeasure of the court on the media reports which said that the court was delaying the trial of the suspects.
“The court is not happy about the news going round in the media that the court is delaying adjudication on this matter. If anybody is to be blamed for the delay in this trial, it’s the prosecution. The case was adjourned on September 7, 2020, to December 21/22 to enable the prosecution to bring its key witness (Inspector Joseph Danjuma) to court. But on December 21, 2020, the prosecution was still unable to produce the witness, citing administrative bottlenecks,” Justice Salman said.
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Justice Haleema Salman, the trial Judge in the April 5, 2018 Offa bank robbery case, in Kwara, has blamed prosecution for the seeming delay in the dispensation of the case.
At the resumed hearing of the case on Monday in Ilorin after a prolonged adjournment, Justice Salman expressed displeasure of the court on the media reports that the court was delaying the trial of the suspects.
“The court is not happy about the news going round in the media that the court is delaying adjudication on this matter.
“If anybody is to be blamed for the delay in this trial, it is the prosecutor.
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