N4.9BN SCANDAL: EFCC FILE FRESH CHARGES AGAINST FANI-KAYODE

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has filed new charges against  Mr. Femi Fani- Kayode before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

The former Minister of Aviation and also the Director of Media and Publicity in the campaign organisation of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, is currently facing trial before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court.

Fani-Kayode is facing 17 counts charges of money laundering before the Lagos Division of the court, along with a former Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman, Danjuma Yusuf and a firm, Joint Trust Dimension Nig. Ltd.

They were charged with unlawful retention, unlawful use and unlawful payment of money to the tune of N4.9bn.

But in the fresh charges numbered, ‘FHC/ABJ/CR/140/2016’, Fani-Kayode is the sole defendant.

The EFCC filed five counts in the fresh case, in which it accused the defendant of diverting N26m allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, while Sambo Dasuki was in office.

The anti-graft agency also accused the former minister of using the said N26m without going through financial institution as required under the Money Laundering Act.

The case was mentioned before Justice John Tsoho, of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday.