N7.9bn Fraud: Anxiety as Judge suspends Stella Oduah’s trial, gives strange reason

Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge of a Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest some persons threatening his life.

The judge said the individuals had sent text messages to his phone advising him against the trial of Stella Oduah, former aviation minister, and others, The Cable reported.

According to The Punch, during the proceeding on Thursday, June 15, Ekwo shared copies of the messages with lawyers representing all the parties in court.

The judge suspended Oduah’s arraignment over an alleged threat to his life by unknown persons, Channels TV reported.

In another report, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, June 12, said Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP)'s Peter Obi approached the court because they disagreed with the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.

President Tinubu stated that his two main opponents “are taking full advantage of the constitutional provisions.”

The Nigerian leader also declared democracy as “the best form of government invented by man”.