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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, citing Faisal Maina , the son of Abdulrasheed Maina ‘s refusal to show up in court in his trial for money laundering charges, has evoked his bail grant , and ordered his arrest .
Justice Okon Abang also ordered the proceed of his trial on money laundering charges in absentia pending when the security agencies would be able to arrest and produce him in court.
The judge also summoned his surety , a member of the House of Representatives , Sani Umar Dangaladima, representing the Kaura -Namoda Federal Constituency of Zamfara State , to appear in court to show cause why he should not forfeit the N 60 m bail bond which he signed for Faisal .
The order for Faisal ’s arrest followed, barely six days after the same court, on November 18 , issued a similar order against his father , Abdulrasheed Maina , a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team , who is facing separate N 2 .1bn money laundering charges before the court.
On Monday , Justice Okon Abang, sent Maina ’s surety , Senator Ali Ndume , to jail for his inability to produce the fleeing defendant in court.
Earlier on Tuesday , following the judge ’s November 18 ruling , Maina ’s trial held in his absence with three prosecution witnesses testifying behind him and his legal team .
Upon resumption of the hearing of Faisal ’s trial on Tuesday , the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ’s prosecution counsel , Mohammed Abubakar , said both the defendant and his surety had not attended court since June 24 , 2020.
Neither Faisal , his surety , nor his lawyer was present at the Tuesday ’s proceedings.
Abubakar , therefore, prayed for the revocation of his bail and his arrest citing section 184 of the Administraton of Criminal Justice Act .
The prosecution also applied for the court to order his trial in absentia as provided by 352 ( 4 ) of ACJA .
“My third application is for the issuance of summons on the surety , and for him to show cause why he should not forfeit the bail bond,” Abubakar added .
The judge granted the prayers and adjourned till Wednesday .
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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