The ruling comes after a previous adjournment by the court, at the instance of the army, was ‘abused’ by the defence team.
Mr Suleiman; a retired army colonel, was sacked alongside 38 military officers including army generals in 2016 without a fair hearing. Although the Nigerian army accused the officers of official misconduct and partisanship, the allegations have not been proven in court. In October, the court presided over by Mr Kado awarded a cost of N20,000 against the army for failing to present the said witness.After the October directive, the matter was then adjourned till December 3 for the defence to open its case and present its witness.
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