ALLEGED MONEY LAUNDERING: COURT REFUSES YAHAYA BELLO’S TRAVEL REQUEST

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a request by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for the release of his international passport to enable him to travel abroad for medical treatment.
The court dismissed the application on the grounds that the medical report attached to the request was not signed by its author.

Delivering the ruling, Justice Nwite, however, held that contrary to the submission of the prosecution team, the application was not an abuse of the court process.

The defendant had applied for the release of his travel document to enable him to travel to the United Kingdom for medical attention.

The judge said counsel to the defendant argued that the applicant was a known hypertensive patient for about 15 years.

The judge stressed that an unsigned document carries no weight in law and is therefore, considered worthless.