Court adjourns trial of 19-year-old housemaid over non-appearance The criminal trial of a 19-year-old housemaid in a Magistrates’ Court Karu, Abuja, has been postponed following her non-appearance in court. The police charged the defendant, Basira Hassan, with a criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecution, Mr Steven Osho, told the court that the matter was for hearing but the defendant and her surety were not in court. “There is no message from the defendant and her surety to show cause why they are not in court for hearing of the case,” he said. He...