Nigeria, July 8 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja to reject former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello's request to travel to the United Kingdom on medical grounds.

But Mr Bello maintained, through his lawyer, that his foreign trip application was in order and followed the court's directive in its earlier ruling granting him bail.

Trial judge Maryanne Anenih fixed 17 July for her ruling on the application.

The EFCC is prosecuting Mr Bello alongside two co-defendants on charges of diverting N110 billion belonging to Kogi State while he was governor. The prosecution accused him of using the allegedly stolen funds to buy personal properties in Abu...