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07/17/2024 17:30A Nigerian court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, a doctor at the Kuje Correctional Centre, currently holding …
A Nigerian court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, a doctor at the Kuje Correctional Centre, currently holding Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan.
Reports from local media state that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the warrant after Ehizojie failed to present a medical report on Gambaryan in court.
The court had ordered the correctional facility to deliver the detained Binance exec’s medical report on or before the July 16 hearing. Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, had asked the court to summon Ehizojie to explain why the Binance exec’s reports were not made available.
During the latest hearing, a prison official confirmed that the order was delivered to the doctor, who was absent from court.
As such, Mordi requested …