The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court has granted Darius Ishaku, former governor of Taraba, permission to travel to Dubai for medical check-up and surgery.
Slyvanus Oriji, the presiding judge, granted the application on Tuesday after it was filed by Chris Umar, counsel to Ishaku, on behalf of the former governor.
The prosecution counsel did not oppose the application.
The judge adjourned the case to October 5, 2026, for continuation of trial.
Ishaku and Bello Yero, former permanent secretary in the Taraba Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, are standing trial on a 15-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy and conversion of public funds.
They have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Ishaku served as governor of Taraba from 2015 to 2023.
On Monday, Taiwo Johns, an official of the Taraba Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy
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