Victor Giwa’s counsel withdraws as court hears passport, medical relief applications

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting successful Apo, Abuja, has fixed June 22, 2026, to regularisation connected applications filed by Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa, including a petition for the merchandise of his planetary passport connected aesculapian grounds.

The improvement followed the withdrawal of Giwa’s counsel, Mr Farooq Akanbi, from the lawsuit during proceedings earlier Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie connected Wednesday.

Akanbi apologised to the tribunal implicit his behaviour astatine the erstwhile sitting, erstwhile helium near the courtroom earlier the justice arrived, starring to an adjournment of the matter. He told the tribunal the enactment was not intended arsenic a motion of disrespect and subsequently announced his withdrawal from representing the archetypal defendant.

According to him, the determination was taken to alteration Giwa to behaviour his defence personally.

The lawsuit had earlier been stalled connected June 3 aft concerns arose implicit the defendant’s ineligible practice pursuing the lack of his counsel.

At the resumed hearing, Giwa informed the tribunal of a pending question dated May 28, 2026, seeking reliefs related to his wellness information and requesting the merchandise of his planetary passport to facilitate aesculapian attraction abroad.

However, prosecu...