Nigeria, July 15 -- The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted the former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku permission to travel to Dubai for spine surgery.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the agency prosecuting him on fraud charges, did not object to Mr Ishaku's travel application.

In the absence of any objection from the prosecution, the judge, Slyvanus Oriji, granted the application filed by Mr Ishaku.

Mr Oriji gave the ruling after Mr Ishaku's lawyer, Chris Umar, argued the application which he filed on 13 July.

The judge adjourned hearing until 5 October, ordering the defendant to return to the country before then.

The former governor, who was in office between 2015 and 2023, faces charges a...