EFCC kicks against Nnamani’s bid to travel abroad for treatment

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
kicked against the application filed by the former Governor of
Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, seeking to travel to the
United States for a medical treatment.
Nnamani, who is being tried before a Federal High Court
sitting in Lagos for allegedly defrauding his state to the tune of
N4.5 billion, filed the application through his counsel, Ricky
Tarfa, stating that there is urgent need for him to be allowed
to travel out on health ground.
The ex-governor’s application was supported by an affidavit
deposed to by Ayo Ambali, who stated that sometime in 2008,
Nnamani was diagnosed of having “hypercloclesterolemnia and
a high level serum Prostrate Surface Antigem (SPA),” adding
that he had gone to the United States of America several times
for medical treatments.
According to Ambali, after carrying out series of examinations
and tests on Nnamani, his personal physician advised that he
come to the United States for compulsory intermittent medical
checkups and treatments.
However, the EFCC, in its counter-affidavit, dismissed the
application as an attempt to further delay the matter, stressing
that the ailment for which Nnamani seeks to travel abroad
could be treated in Nigeria.
In a counter-affidavit deposed to by Ahamefula Ken Mbaeri,
the anti-graft agency stated that Nnamani was also standing
trial before an Enugu State High Court, and that granting the
application would jeopardise the case, which is to come up on
April 29, 2013.
EFCC vehemently opposed the application, urging the court to
dismiss the application.