Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja, has granted an application by a former governor of Adamawa State,murtala-nyako” 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, Ibrahim Isiyaku, representing the 4th and 8th defendants, urged the court to grant the application on health grounds.

Responding, counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, who raised no objection to the application said,

“the defendant has never made such application and as such I have no reason to object.”

Justice Abang granted the application and directed the Chief Registrar of the Court to release Mr Nyako’s international passport for renewal to enable him travel for medical check-up.

The judge, however, added that Nyako should ensure that “he is back in the country on or before December 30, 2018”, upon which he shall re-submit his traveling documents to the court.