Court to Rule on El-Rufai's No-Case Submission October 26
During the resumed hearing on the no-case submission for Nasir El-Rufai, the prosecution, led by Oluwole Aladedoyin, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), urged the court to reject the submission and require El-Rufai to open his defense. Defense counsel Akinyemi Aremu, representing a legal team led by Paul Erokoro, SAN, requested a delay until Erokoro arrived, which Justice Joyce Abdulmalik denied.
Aremu then sought permission for co-counsel Ekere to proceed, who filed an application for an extension of time to properly submit the no-case submission. Justice Abdulmalik granted this request, allowing the defense to adopt the no-case submission, arguing for El-Rufai's discharge.
In response, Aladedoyin contended that the defense had not addressed Exhibit B, identified as El-Rufai's confession, asserting that the evidence warranted the continuation of the trial. The court has adjourned the matter until October 26 for a ruling on the no-case submission.
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