Funsho Williams’ murder: Confusion as defendant slumps in court

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, was on Wednesday thrown into confusion as an alleged killer of Chief Funsho Williams, a governorship candidate for Lagos State,  slumped during proceedings.



The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Williams, who was murdered in his home on July 27, 2006, was the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for the 2007 election.
The second accused in the murder case, Musa Maina, slumped in the dock at the peak of an argument on whether the prosecution should be allowed to collect fresh blood samples from the accused for forensic investigation.
Maina, who is said to be asthmatic, had been in prison custody since 2006 along with the first accused, Bulama Kolo.
The others, arraigned for the murder, are David Cassidy, Tunani Sonani, Mustapha Kayode and Okponwasa Imariabie.
Maina slumped barely 45 minutes after the accused were put in the dock,
His co-accused assisted him to stand up but the abnormality drew the attention of the judge, Justice Adeniyi Adebajo, who directed that he should sit down.
As the trial proceeded, Maina slumped while sitting, a development that created more some  confusion in the court.
Worried at the recurrence, Adebajo ordered the court’s support staff and prison personnel to call for an ambulance.
Maina, who was seen struggling with an inhaler, with tears and catarrh running down his eyes and nostrils, was supported by security operatives who made him to lie down.