The trial of surgeon Anu Adepoju charged with alleged evasion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery has been stalled.
The case, which was scheduled for adoption of addresses on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Lagos, did not go on as earlier scheduled.
Charged by the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (FCCPC), Adepoju is standing trial alongside her clinic, MedContour Services Ltd, on a five-count charge bordering on refusal to honour an invitation for investigation into post-body surgery complications, as well as production of investigation documents.
She was re-arraigned on July 17, 2020 alongside her medical outfit, before Justice Mohammed Liman.
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Adepoju pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail on self-recognizance.
Justice Liman was subsequently, transferred out of the Lagos division of the court, but he still presides over the case on a fiat.
Trial has since commenced in the suit and the FCCPC has also since closed its case
The defence, on its part, filed a no-case submission for the defendant which the court overruled.
On May 5, 2023 the defence opened its case and called the first defendant as sole witness.
The court has now fixed November 20 for the adoption of processes.
