An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday threatened to issue a bench warrant for arrest of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for failure to appear for his trial.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Olubumni Abike-Fadipe frowned at constant non-appearance of the defendant for the trial.
His counsel, Mr Wale Balogun, had on Feb. 20, informed the court of the absence of the defendant due to health reasons and issues he had with the Department of State Services and police.
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