Maina collapses in court

Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Thursday collapsed during the resumed hearing of his N2bn money laundering trial, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Following the close of the prosecution’s case with nine witnesses on Wednesday, The sitting was scheduled for the hearing of the defendant’s no-case submission.

However, defence lawyer, Anayo Adibe, was briefing the judge, Justice Okon Abang, that his team was yet to receive the records of proceedings requested from the court’s registry when Maina’s collapse attracted attention from from the dock.

Correctional service officials immediately rushed to attend to him.