…Takes him into its custody
A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has been reportedly arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).
According to reports, he was arrested at a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, and moved to a nearby EFCC office yesterday.
Fani-Kayode, who was in court over his forgery trial was walking out after the matter was adjourned till January 24, 2021, when he was approached by an EFCC investigator. He was subsequently arrested and moved to custody.
An EFCC investigator, Shehu Shu’aibu, said the ex-minister was being quizzed over false documents.
It was gathered that the EFCC had preferred a 17-count charge of N4.6billion money laundering against Fani-Kayode, alongside an ex-Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman and others.
The accused, who were arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos, had pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges and were granted bail.
The Commission, however, accused the former minister of stalling the trial by claiming to be on admission at the hospital.
The court also ordered him to pay a fine of N200,000 in addition.
Yesterday, when the case was mentioned, Fani-Kayode and all other defendants were reportedly present in court.
