Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

N29bn Fraud: Court Grants Nyako’s Request to Travel for Medicals, Adjourns To October 25

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja, on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 granted an application by a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako seeking the release of his travelling documents to enable him travel to Germany for medical check-up. Moving the application dated September 20, 2018, Ibrahim Isiyaku, SAN, representing the 4th and 8th defendants urged the court to grant the application on health grounds. Responding, counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, who raised no objection to the application said, “the defendant has never made such application an…