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Nigeria: Court Declines Yahaya Bello's Travel Request, Says Medical Report Not Signed
ABUJA, NIGERIA, JUL 21 – Federal High Court ruled the unsigned medical report invalid and denied Yahaya Bello's passport release; Bello faces N80.2 billion money laundering charges, trial adjourned to October and November.
- On Monday, July 21, 2025, Justice Emeka Nwite rejected Yahaya Bello's request for passport release, citing an unsigned medical report with no legal weight.
- Earlier this year, Yahaya Adoza Bello sought a June 20, 2025 passport release request after bail on December 13 and 19, 2024.
- The court noted that unsigned documents carry no weight in law, underscoring that Exhibit B, the medical report, was unsigned by its maker.
- The judge subsequently adjourned, and Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, urged the court to dismiss the application, arguing it was an abuse of court process.
- Facing extradition risk, he is under a red notice and international alert, highlighting potential arrest abroad.
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