By News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over alleged money laundering.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over alleged money laundering.
Fani-Kayode appeared before Justice
Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on a 47-count charge.
He, however, pleaded not guilty.
His counsel, Chief Ladi Williams,
prayed the court to allow him to continue with the bail granted him by Justice
Ramat Mohammed, who earlier handled the case.
Williams also prayed the court to allow
Fani-Kayode the liberty to travel abroad at will for
medical checkup, as granted him by Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako, who also had
handled the case.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the prosecution counsel, Mr. Nelson Okedinachi, did not object to
the applications.
Thus, Ofili-Ajumogobia held that the
defendant would continue with the bail granted him by Mohammed, before whom he
was first arraigned in December, 2008.
The judge adjourned the case to March
11 for substantive trial.
NAN reports that the re-arraignment followed
the transfer of Murtala-Nyako from the Lagos Division of the court.
Murtala-Nyako handled the case after
Muhammed. Muhammed had granted Fani-Kayode bail in the sum of N200 million,
with two sureties in like sum.
Muhammed was later transferred from the
Lagos Division of the court.
The EFCC stated that Fani-Kayode
committed the alleged offences when he was the Minister of Aviation and that of
Culture and Tourism.
The commission said that the offences
contravened the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004.
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