Nigeria, July 2 -- The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, granted senior lawyer Mike Ozekhome permission to travel for a medical trip to the United Kingdom for a period of six weeks.

The trial judge, Chizoba Oji, ruled that Mr Ozekhome must return his passport to the court on or before 26 August 2026.

The judge also adjourned Mr Ozekhome's forgery and impersonation trial until 28 September.

On 27 February, the office of the AGF arraigned Mr Ozekhome and his co-defendant, Ponfa Useni, on 12 counts of forgery and impersonation, which stemmed from a messy battle over property ownership in the United Kingdom.

The judge subsequently granted bail to each of the duo in the sum of N10 million, with one surety each. The judge also ...