FCT COURT STATES YAHAYA BELLO’S PASSPORT NOT WITHIN ITS POSSESSION
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BY OGEHE TEGIRI
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court stated that the travel passport of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is not held by her court but is in the possession of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Justice Anenih communicated this information on Thursday during the resumed proceedings of the purported money laundering matter initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the former governor.
She held that the court would have considered the application for the release of the defendant’s travel document if it were to be in its custody.
The judge said even if the request to retrieve the travel passport were to be granted, it would be of no effect since the passport was not in the custody of the court but before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court.
The former governor is facing similar charges at both the FCT and the Federal High Courts, Abuja.
He had solicited the issuance of his passport to facilitate his departure from the country on medical grounds.
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His attorney, Joseph Daudu (SAN), had previously asserted that the travel passport being sought was not in the possession of the court.
The candidate had earlier been instructed to submit his travel passport and other travel documentation to the court’s registry.
The defendant, in his application, had also indicated that his travel documents were with the Federal High Court.
After the ruling, Justice Anenih adjourned the case to October 8, 9 and November 13, 2025, for continuation of hearing.
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