Friday, February 17, 2012

EFCC re-arraigns Femi Fani-Kayode on 47-count charge


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on a 47-count charge of money laundering before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

The former Minister who was first arraigned before Justice Ramat Mohammed of the same court on December 23, 2008, was re-arraigned before a new judge, Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako on Thursday because of the re-assignment of the case by the Chief Judge following the transfer of Justice Mohammed out of Lagos.

 

Femi Fani-Kayode has pleaded not guilty to all the counts and Justice Murtala-Nyako ordered that he should continue to enjoy bail on the same terms granted by the former court.

The former minister is accused of laundering various sums of money totaling N230 million through some of his aides, his wife, Regina Fani-Kayode and daughter, Remilekun between August 2006 and March 2007.

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