Court revokes Mamman’s bail orders arrest

The trial of Mamman took a fresh twist after the prosecution urged the court to revoke his bail over his continued absence from proceedings without justification.

Counsel to the prosecution, Oyedepo, told the court that he was not representing the first defendant and therefore could not account for his whereabouts.

He argued that Mamman had deliberately absented himself from trial despite an existing warrant issued by the Federal High Court which had yet to be executed.

Oyedepo prayed the court to revoke the defendant’s bail, issue a bench warrant for his arrest and summon his surety at the next adjourned date.

He also asked the court to continue with the trial in Mamman’s absence, relying on Section 352(4) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
In her ruling, Justice Anineh granted the prosecution’s requests, revoked Mamman’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his appearance in court on the next adjourned date.

The judge further held that the trial would continue in the defendant’s absence in line with the provisions of Section 352 of the ACJA 2015.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to May 14, 2026, for continuation of trial.