The Bayelsa State High Court has denied culpability or external influence in the protracted trial and detention of some domestic aides of former first lady Patience Jonathan.
The court attributed the delay in the trial overseen by Chief Judge Matilda Ayemieye to frequent changes in defence lawyers, leading to the defendants’ six-year incarceration.
“His Lordship granted accelerated hearing to enable parties to conduct the matter speedily,” Julius Nyananyo, the head of media…
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