The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has adjourned hearing a fresh motion for bail filed by counsel to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant Farah Dagogo on two counts of conspiracy and cultism until June 23, 2022.
The Rivers State Government filed the case against him.
The adjourned date was set by trial judge Justice Chiwendu Nworgu after the state prosecution counsel, Chidi Ekeh, informed the court that his counter-affidavit to the bail application had yet to be commissioned.
Cosmos Enweluzo, Dagogo’s counsel, told the court in his presentation that the fresh bail application comes after their initial bail application at the Appeal Court failed to scale through because the motion was not determined at the lower court before proceeding to appeal.
Previously, Justice Nworgu denied the defence counsel’s request to dismiss the case for lack of diligence due to the absence of the prosecution witness in court.
In his ruling, the judge stated that Section 50 of the Evidence Act of 2011 cited by the defense counsel cannot stand because the prosecution counsel has perfected the necessary information and has never excused themselves from the matter due to the absence of a witness.
The defense counsel expressed disappointment in court proceedings to journalists outside the courtroom.
State prosecution counsel, for his part, expressed confidence that the bail application would be heard on the next adjourned date.
