The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was
arraigned alongside others on Tuesday before a Federal High Court in Lagos for
allegedly laundering N4.9 billion. Kayode, who served as
the Director of Media
and Publicity in the campaign organisation of former President Goodluck
Jonathan, was arraigned by EFCC alongside Nenadi Usman, Ex- minister of
finance, Danjuma Yusuf and Joint Trust Nig. Ltd company for unlawful retention,
unlawful use and payment of money to the tune of N4.9billion.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fani-Kaoyde
and others pleaded not guilty. After their arraignment, the Prosecutor, Mr
Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court that he was prepared to proceed with the
trial at any date of adjournment. Meanwhile, counsel to the first and second
accused, Mr Ayo Adedipe (SAN) and Mr Fred Orbih, told the court that a bail
application had been filed on behalf of the defendants. But counsel to the
third accused, Mr S.I. Ameh, said he had yet to file a bail application.
Responding, Oyedepo, informed the court that he had only been served with the
application of the first and second accused, adding that he required time to
reply. Justice Sule Hassan, in a short ruling, adjourned the case to July 1 for
hearing of the bail applications. The judge, however, ordered that the
defendants be remanded in prison custody pending determination of their bail
application. The accused were alleged to have committed the offences between
January and March 2015.
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