By  Innocent Anaba

Lagos—The on-going trial of ex- militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) and former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA,  Patrick Akpobolokemi over  alleged fraud of N47,683,464,822, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, suffered a setback.

The trial which was to continue, yesterday, before Justice Ibrahim Buba could not go on as scheduled due to the ill-health of the former NIMASA boss, Akpobolokemi.

According to Akpolokemi’s counsel, Dr Joseph Nwobike, SAN, who sought for an adjournment,  informed the court that his client was not feeling fine,  adding that he pleaded with him to manage to appeared in court,  so that it would be easy  to seek an adjournment on that ground.

The court granted the prayer and adjourned till May 27 for continuation of trial.

Tompolo and others were recently docked in absentia before the court  on a 22-count charge of fraud, conversation of money and forgery.

Also arraigned in absentia were siblings of the ex-NIMASA DG, Igo, Julius, Stephen, Victor, Norbert, Emmanuel Ebizimo, and Clement.