P&D: Court approves foreign medical trip for ex-Lagos AG

• Published date: 16 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday granted a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Olasupo Shasore permission to travel abroad for medical treatment

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke granted the permission following a motion filed and argued by Shasore's team of counsel led by former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Paul Usoro, SAN, and Olawale Akoni, SAN.

They told the court that Shasore had been diagnosed with lattice retinal degeneration to both the left and right eyes as well as chronic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment to the right eye.

The diagnosis reports, issued by Professor Tom H. Williamson, Consultant Ophthalmologist at The London Claremont Clinic of St. Thomas Hospital London, were attached as Exhibit SS3.

Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Mr. Bala Sanga did not oppose the application noting that 'Only the living can stand trial.'

Consequently, Justice Aneke granted the order as prayed.

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'The application praying this court's discretion to travel for medical treatment in London, The United Kingdom dated 30th of December, 2022 without opposition is hereby granted as prayed

'The defendant is permitted to travel on the 18th of January and return on the 5th of February.'

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