The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is to arraign
former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on new charges of
fraud on November 10.
EFCC’s spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), through an SMS in Abuja on Tuesday.
Uwujaren said that the commission had already served the former minister with court processes, he did not give further details.
Fani-Kayode, a former Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP
Presidential Campaign Organisation, was re-arrested by EFCC operatives
while emerging from a Federal High Court room in Lagos on Friday.
He is standing trial in the Lagos court alongside a former Minister of
Finance, Nenandi Usman, one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust
Dimension Nigeria Ltd.
The three are facing a 17-count charge of unlawful retention, unlawful
use and unlawful payment of money to the tune of about N4.9 billion, a
charge they denied.
Reports say that the Prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, had concluded the
witness’ evidence for the day, and the case adjourned till Nov. 14 and
Nov. 15 for continuation of hearing.
But as the accused emerged from the courtroom, he was flanked by two
EFCC operatives who led him into a waiting Toyota Hiace bus and drove
him away.
However, shortly after the accused left the courtroom, two officers of
the EFCC dressed in white Kaftans, flanked his sides and requested that
he followed them to the commission.
He has been in the commission’s custody since then.
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