A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned until February 3, 2021, continuation of the trial of cosmetic surgeon Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju.
Adepoju was suspended last month by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). She is standing trial for alleged evasion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery.
The defendant and her clinic MedContour Services Ltd are being prosecuted by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
The commission re-arraigned them on July 17 before Justice Mohammed Liman.
Adepoju was to begin her defence on December 2, but when the case was called on Wednesday, prosecuting counsel Abimbola Ojenike informed the court of a no-case submission filed by the defence.
He, however, sought for an adjournment to enable the prosecution respond.
The defence counsel Maria Jones told the court that the defendant had informed her about some of the drugs in her clinic expiring soon and, therefore, prayed the court to allow the drugs to be dispensed, instead of allowing them to expire.
Following the request by the defence counsel, the court urged the prosecution to carry out an investigation of the clinic to determine the drugs that were near expiration.
The court adjourned the case till February 3, 2021 for hearing of arguments on the no-case submission of the defence.
