Senator
Mohammed Ali Ndume, who is standing trial on terrorism-related charges
before an Abuja Federal High Court, has asked the court to stay
proceedings in the matter pending an appeal he filed challenging the
decision of the court to admit in evidence certain documents tendered by
prosecution at its last sitting.
Yesterday was slated for continuation
of trial but Ndume’s counsel, A. O. Jolawo, informed the court that his
client had filed an appeal against the court’s ruling of December 11
and 14 which admitted in evidence DVD’s containing call data records as
well as findings of investigations carried out by a Special
Investigation Panel of the State Security Service.
Prosecuting counsel, Thompson
Olatigbe, said though they had been served notice of appeal, the motion
for stay was not ripe for hearing.
Adjourning the hearing to February 19,
Justice Gabriel Kolawole said he was rather hesitant to insist that
cross examination of the prosecution witness should continue.
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