Bauchi commissioner facing N4. 6bn fraud charge gets court’s nod to travel for Hajj

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, permission to travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage and undergo The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, permission to travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage and undergo...

• The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, permission to travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage and undergo The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, permission to travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage and undergo surgery abroad.
• Justice Emeka Nwite, while delivering ruling in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/694/2025, also ordered the temporary release of the defendant’s international passport to enable the trip scheduled between May 9 and May 28, 2026.Adamu is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside Ayab Agro Products and Freight Company Limited over alleged N4.
• In granting the application, Justice Nwite held that ill-health constituted a special circumstance that could justify the release of a defendant’s travel documents.