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Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina collapsed in court during his trial on Thursday.
Mainais been prosecuted by the Federal Government in a12-count charge before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
Theformer pension boss collapsed when his counsel, Anayo Adibe was making submissions before Justice Okon Abang handling his trial.Before
the collapse of the former pension boss, his counsel was praying the court for an adjournment to enable him get record of the proceedings of the court to enable him prepare for the no case submission he intends to file on behalf of his client.
The court had to rise abruptly to enable officials of the Correctional Service and relations of the former pension boss to attend to him.
Asat the time of filing this report at about 10:30am, Maina is yet to be revived.
The matter was on Wednesday adjourned till today, December 10, 2020 for defendant to argue his no case application and for the prosecution to respond to same orally.
Mainais being prosecuted by the Federal Government on a 12-count charge of alleged money laundering to a tune of N2 billion.