#YahayaBello
Use Kogi World-Class Hospital you built.
~EFCC Opposes Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s bid to travel abroad for medical treatment.
Yahaya Bello, in his fresh application, is seeking to travel out of Nigeria for medical treatment amid his ongoing trial over an alleged ₦80.2billion money laundering scandal.
Yahaya Bello’s counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, had presented the application at a heated legal battle at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, June 26th, 2025, asking for permission for his client to travel overseas on health grounds. Daudu said his client had not left Nigeria in over eight years and was now in need of urgent attention.
“This is about releasing his passport which he surrendered as part of his bail conditions. The issue is not whether there are hospitals in Nigeria, but whether the defendant is a flight risk. He has no criminal record abroad and will return before the end of August. My Lord can even fix a return date....."
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) kicked against the fresh application. EFCC’s lead prosecutor, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, came down hard on the request:
"...And what are we talking about here? Low potassium? Mild hypertension? Those can be handled in any Nigerian hospital. If he needs potassium, let him eat banana and pawpaw..."
“From Abuja to Lokoja is two hours. He built a world-class hospital in Kogi. Let him use it instead of boarding a six-hour flight to the UK.”
Justice Emeka Nwite is expected to rule on the application at a later adjourned date.
#YahayaBello
Use Kogi World-Class Hospital you built.
~EFCC Opposes Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s bid to travel abroad for medical treatment.
Yahaya Bello, in his fresh application, is seeking to travel out of Nigeria for medical treatment amid his ongoing trial over an alleged ₦80.2billion money laundering scandal.
Yahaya Bello’s counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, had presented the application at a heated legal battle at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, June 26th, 2025, asking for permission for his client to travel overseas on health grounds. Daudu said his client had not left Nigeria in over eight years and was now in need of urgent attention.
“This is about releasing his passport which he surrendered as part of his bail conditions. The issue is not whether there are hospitals in Nigeria, but whether the defendant is a flight risk. He has no criminal record abroad and will return before the end of August. My Lord can even fix a return date....."
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) kicked against the fresh application. EFCC’s lead prosecutor, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, came down hard on the request:
"...And what are we talking about here? Low potassium? Mild hypertension? Those can be handled in any Nigerian hospital. If he needs potassium, let him eat banana and pawpaw..."
“From Abuja to Lokoja is two hours. He built a world-class hospital in Kogi. Let him use it instead of boarding a six-hour flight to the UK.”
Justice Emeka Nwite is expected to rule on the application at a later adjourned date.