The absence of Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, stalled the ruling in a fresh bail application filed by the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan.
The matter which was slated for ruling on Gambaryan’s bail request did not proceed as the judge was said to be attending a seminar at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.
The ruling was subsequently fixed for October 11.
The counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho (SAN), had on September 4 opposed the bail application moved by Mark Mordi (SAN) on behalf of the Binance executive.
Iheanacho, who argued that Gambaryan was getting the best medical treatment by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), alleged that the defendant at one time rejected the medical intervention by the State House Clinic in Abuja
The lawyer drew the court’s attention to the State House Clinic’s medical report.
He urged the court to dismiss the fresh application.
He pointed out that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, wrote to the management of the NCoS and requested Gambaryan’s medical records.
Mordi in his application prayed the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms or release him for six weeks on the grounds of ill health.
The lawyer argued that Gambaryan’s health challenge cannot be adequately managed in Nigeria.
