Abuja High Court Allows Ozekhome UK Medical Trip

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted senior lawyer Mike Ozekhome permission to temporarily retrieve his international passport to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. Justice Chizoba Oji ordered the passport be released to Ozekhome for travel between July 9 and August 20, with a directive that it must be returned to the court registry on or before August 26.

The ruling came after Ozekhome’s counsel filed a motion for the passport’s release, citing a medical recommendation for treatment abroad. Prosecution counsel C.L. Asonta did not oppose the application but requested that Ozekhome submit the passport within three working days of his return to Nigeria. The judge subsequently adjourned the main trial until September 28.

Ozekhome and his co-defendant, Ponfa Useni, are standing trial on a 12-count charge filed by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation in February. The charges allege forgery and impersonation linked to a disputed property at 79 Randall Avenue in London. The prosecution alleges the defendants conspired between 2020 and 2025 to create a false Nigerian international passport in the name of a fictitious person, Tali Shani, to...