A serving Nigerian Senator accused of sponsoring the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Senator Aliyu Ndume, was yesterday granted permission by an Abuja Federal High Court to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj. The court granted the Senator leave to travel outside the shores of the country while ruling on an application in which he sought permission to undertake the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
The judge did not agree with the prosecution’s argument that a permission to travel abroad would enable the Senator to jump bail and escape trial. He also faulted the prosecution’s argument that the application should be refused as Ndume could always undertake the pilgrimage after the trial.
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