Alleged embryo sale: FCT High Court grants Dr Abebe bail as NMA rallies support

Justice Akeem Fashola of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting astatine Jabi, Abuja, has granted bail to Dr John Abebe of Joje Fertility Centre Limited successful a complaint brought against them by the Inspector General of Police.

At the proceedings connected Wednesday, 11th March 2026, Dr John Abebe and Joje Fertility Centre Limited were arraigned, and they pleaded not blameworthy to the 3 counts charged.

Following the not blameworthy plea, counsel to Dr John Abebe, Marvin Omorogbe, moved the exertion for bail and urged the Court to admit the 1st Defendant to bail connected precise wide terms

In its ruling, the Court admitted Dr John Abebe to bail, which has been perfected, and the suspect backmost location with his family.

It volition beryllium recalled that 1 Mr Hassan Turaki had petitioned the Nigeria Police Force, claiming that Dr Abebe disclosed his wife’s aesculapian study successful a correspondence to Dr Abebe’s lawyer.

However, the absorption of Joje Abebe Fertility Centre Ltd had, successful a nationalist statement, denied each allegations and described the petition and the resulting complaint arsenic a smear run aimed astatine tarnishing Dr Abebe’s representation pursuing implicit 30 years of fantabulous aesculapian practice.

The lawsuit has been adjourned for the prosecution to unfastened its case.

Speaking with journalists aft gathering his bail conditions, Dr. Abebe described the lawsuit by his diligent arsenic unfounded and unfortunate.

He expl...