The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by a pension fraudster still serving a jail term, Abdulrasheed Maina, requesting to be treated for certain ailments at his chosen hospital.
Mr Maina, the former chairperson of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), is serving an eight-year jail term at Kuje Prison in Abuja for pension fraud to the tune of N2 billion.
The convict, who is facing another ongoing trial on pension fraud charges, had filed his suit to obtain the court’s permission to seek medical treatment at “a reputable hospital” outside the prisons.
He claimed that a denial of the prayer could lead to a violation of his rights by the Minister of Interior, the Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), and the NCoS itself.
He told the court in the suit he filed on 27 September that he was suffering from a life-threatening disease in custody, and was in need of urgent medical attention.
The interior minister and…
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