The accused were alleged to have stolen and illegally disbursed about N4.9 billion belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria for political and personal uses
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Fani-Kayode was arraigned alongside three others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
In the motion for bail filed on his behalf by his counsel, Ahmed Raji (SAN), Fani-Kayode told the court that he will be ready and willing to provide a responsible surety(ies) as may be required by the court as condition(s) for the granting of this application
Adedipe said the commission had breached the rights of his client by keeping him for about 14 days without preferring any charge against him
Osunsanmi, while ordering Fani-Kayode’s remand, said: “The defendant is hereby remanded in EFCC custody for three weeks pending a proper arraignment in court
Fani-Kayode, who is at present in the custody of the EFCC in its Lagos office, has been accused of receiving N840 million from a slush fund of N23.3 billion provided by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Alison-Madueke
Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, was alleged to have been given N840 million from the money
The N2.5 billion was traced to a former Minister of Education, Nenadi Usman, who was alleged to have shared the fund to members of the Peoples Democratic Party for the last presidential election
Fani-Kayode’s action was said to have been predicated on the search for him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the N840 million he received from a campaign fund of N2.5 billion released to a former Minister, Nenadi Usman, who was also part of the PDPPCO
A source at the anti-graft agency, who pleaded not to be named because he is not authorized to speak, told Vanguard that the money was paid by the Central Bank Nigeria into the account of the Ministry of External Affairs Library, from where it was moved into the account of Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited
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In her judgment, the judge, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, said the prosecution’s case was “feeble” and failed to provide “copious evidence” linking Mr. Fani-Kayode to money laundering
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