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nigeria Anti-Corruption Police the
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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EFCC has told the Federal High Court
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sitting in Abuja that the immediate past
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governor of Kogi State Yahaya is on
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international red alert or on the watch
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lists of security operatives abroad and
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if left to travel abroad for medical
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treatment he could be arrested like the
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way and Mana a Nigerian social media
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influencer and United States US
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convicted fraudster Raone Abber aka Hush
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Puppy was arrested adding "The charges
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against the ex-governor are connected to
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buildings he allegedly owned in Dubai
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and bank transactions in the US and
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United Kingdom UK praying the court to
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order Yahaya to undergo the medical
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treatment in the ultramodern hospital
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the exgovernor had boasted he built in
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Kogi State details of the report are
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presented verbatim below as made
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available by the public relations unit
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of the Economic and Financial Crimes
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Commission EFCC on Thursday the Economic
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and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on
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Thursday June 27th 2025 opposed an
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application filed by former Kogi State
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Governor Yaya Adoabello seeking leave of
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court to travel abroad for medical
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treatment the application was presented
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before Justice Amecha N white of the
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Federal High Court Maitama Abuja during
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the resumed hearing of Bellow's alleged
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80.2 billion naira money laundering
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trial his council J Ba San urged the
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court to consider the defendant's health
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condition as paramount and to grant him
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permission to travel dau informed the
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court that the application was brought
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pursuant to section 173 2 uh of the
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administration of criminal justice act
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ACJA and under the court's inherent
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jurisdiction he said the application was
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backed by a 22 paragraph affidavit
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deposed to by the defendant himself
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including annexures such as a medical
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report and a letter from a consultant
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he further argued that Bellow had not
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traveled outside Nigeria in over 8 years
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and now required urgent medical
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attention which according to him cannot
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be provided even in the hospital he
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built the subject of this application is
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the release of his passport which was
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surrendered as part of his bail
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conditions what should be considered is
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not whether there are alternatives in
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Nigeria but whether the defendant poses
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a flight risk he said he also claimed
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that the defendant has no criminal
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record abroad and may not pose a flight
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risk he has no criminal record in those
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countries the defendant is not a flight
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risk and will return before the end of
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August my lord can even specify a return
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date he said however prosecuting council
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Kem Pinhiro San strongly objected
