For the third time running, the continued trial of a former Examiner with the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria (CISN), Mr. Christopher Taiwo Asaju, before an Igbosere Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged certificate forgery, was stalled on Thursday.
Counsel to the accused person, Mrs Taiwo Obajimi, told the court that Asaju suffered broken neck, hence his inability to appear in court. Asaju is standing trial for allegedly forging a 1998 Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.
At the resumption of the case two weeks ago, which was to run through January 8, 9 and 10, the accused person was also absent in court, a situation that infuriated the Chief Magistrate, P.I Bakare, who wondered why the accused was absent when the defence counsel had actually asked for the dates.