Ex-minister charged with alleged fraud case gets permission to travel abroad
A former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, received permission from the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, to travel to the United States of America for chest cancer treatment.
The judge directed Usman, who is being prosecuted for an alleged fraud of N4.9bn, to ensure that she returns to the country and submits her passport to the Deputy Registrar of the court on or before January 31, 2018.
Justice Aikawa stressed that her failure to comply with the court’s directive would attract sanction to her and her sureties.
Usman had, in an application filed through her counsel, Mr. Ferdinand Orbih (SAN), prayed for a 45-day permission to travel out, assuring that she would not jump bail.
Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is prosecuting Usman, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, did not oppose the application.
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