The police in Abuja charged the suspect with negligence and causing grievous hurt. He pleaded not guilty.
The woman said her husband tried to choke her during an argument, and that she barely managed to escape.
Ms Nyako also counselled the defence lawyers to stop using frivolous applications to delay the trial, which started in 2015.
“Your discussion of issues, including appointments of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) constitutes a breach of the provision of section 39 (3) (b) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic
The driver added, “As I no get anything to quench the fire, I rushed out of the bus. That’s how fire burnt the bus.”
The traditional rulers are preaching peace ahead of the February 12 elections of the Federal Capital Territory.
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger was evacuated by a helicopter when his convoy was stuck in a gridlock on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Sunday.
“It is not good isolating issues. Look at what Boko Haram has made Nigeria before we came. Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, were all under the control of Boko Haram.”
“Special queues will also be maintained on the election day to give priority to the persons with disabilities to cast their ballots with dignity and privacy.”
Long queues of vehicles at filling stations have been reported in some areas in Abuja.
