Kaduna, Dec. 3, 2012 (NAN) A Chief Magistrate, Malam Garba Abdullahi on Monday in Kaduna adjourned till Dec. 5, the case of certificate forgery preferred against the new Chairman of Soba Local Government, Kawu Yakassai.
Yakassai was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court 11 on Daura Road, Kaduna and the case was first mentioned on Thursday.
The charge was filed at the instance of two complainants, Musa Mustapha and Ubale Telan-Matasa, through their counsel, Malam Garba Shehu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the magistrate had on Nov. 30, ordered the arrest of the accused person for contempt, but no mention of the order was made at the resumed hearing of the case.
Instead, Counsel to Yakassai, Malam D I Habib told the court that the accused had won the local government election conducted on Saturday and urged the court allow him to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
‘’ We ask for an adjournment through section 154 of the criminal code to enable the accused to be sworn in by the governor,’’ he said.
The counsel to the complainant did not object to the application, and the chief magistrate adjourned the case to Dec 5, for continuation of hearing.
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