Court denies Abdulrasheed Maina bail

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, rejected the bail application of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team (PRTT),

Justice Okon Abang, the presiding Judge, stated that Maina bail application was invalid that though it was at the court discretion to grant bail, the ex-pension reformed boss did not deserve bail after jumping the first bail.

The Judge stated that there was not enough evidence to convince the court that the former  PRTT chairman deserves a second bail. He added that the medical report brought from the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital showed that Maina was not under any medical emergency.

NAN report that the judge said Maina was not only a flight risk but a proving risk, having fled to the Republic of Niger and Chad in violation of the court order.

“He has disappointed the court,” he ruled.

The court had on Nov. 18, 2020, ordered the trial of Maina in absentia after he jumped bail. Also on Dec. 4, 2020, the court ordered Maina to be remanded in prison custody pending the hearing and final determination of his matter.

But Maina, who jumped bail last year and fled to the Republic of Niger before his rearrest, had on Dec. 24, 2020, applied for another bail. Maina, through his lawyer, Anayo Adibe, on Jan. 20, approached Justice Abang in a motion on notice.

He argued that the application became necessary over his worsening health condition.