The inability of the prosecution to produce Aminu Ogwuche, the alleged mastermind of the Nyanya bombing of April 14 and May 1, on Monday stalled hearing of the case at a Federal High Court in Abuja
A disagreement between the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Service (DSS), at the last sitting, over who should prosecute the accused led to an adjournment by Justice Adeniyi Ademola for the two security agencies to go and do their house cleaning before the commencement of the case.
In court today, officials of the two agencies and the accused person were absent.
This did not go down well with the Judge who had to make a fresh order for the accused to be produced in court on the November 24 to face the charges against him.
Following the absence of the Ogwuche, Nigeria Police and DSS at the prosecution, lawyer to the accused sought the leave of the court by way of motion exparte under the Fundamental Human Rights enforcement rules, to apply for the bail of his client .
The lawyer to the accused, Ahmed Raji told the court that the accused has been in custody since July 15 this year and has not had access to his family, lawyers and doctors.
He also asked for an interim order restraining the security agencies from arresting or detaining the accused person, if granted bail.
Justice Adeniyi turned down the request for bail but ordered that the parties in the suit be put on notice to appear before the court for hearing in the case.
Justice Adeniyi, who frowned at the absence of the prosecution and the accused person in court, said it was a disobedience to court order which will not be condoned.
He ordered the Department of State Security to produce the accused in court at the next adjourned date to answer charges against him.
Ogwuche was extradited from Sudan on July 15 on the allegation that he was the mastermind of the twin bomb blast in Nyanya, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory on April 14 and May 1 2014 .
