Court Grants Sylva Permission to Travel Abroad

Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipriye Sylva, to travel to South Africa for medical attention.

Justice Bello gave the permission on Thursday while ruling on the ex-governor’s application for release of his international passport to enable him travel for treatment.

The judge had refused two similar applications filed earlier by Sylva on the ground that they were not supported by sufficient facts.

Sylva is being tried by the court on a six-count charge bordering on alleged financial impropriety.

The former governor and several others were accused of defrauding the state to the...