Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Fani Kayode to spend three more weeks in EFCC custody

Fani Kayode will be spending more days under EFCC custody as Court grants The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission power to detain him for 21 days. The EFCC also obtained a fresh remand order from a Lagos Magistrate’s Court to hold the ex-minister for another 21 days.

Fani-Kayode, who was the spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation was arrested on May 9, 2016 for allegedly receiving N840m during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.
According to the EFCC, the money which Fani-Kayode admitted to receiving, emanated from the account of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The anti-graft agency also froze Fani-Kayode’s bank account and seized his passport in the course of its investigations.
In Lagos, a Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Bola Osunsanmi, on Monday ordered the further remand of Fani-Kayode for additional three weeks in the custody of the EFCC.
The remand order was pursuant to an application by the EFCC on Monday, praying the magistrate for an order to keep Fani-Kayode in its custody pending when he would be arraigned before the proper court upon conclusion of investigations.
Counsel for the EFCC, Mr. A.N. Anana, told the magistrate that the order to remand Fani-Kayode was being sought under the provisions of Section 261 of Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Fani-Kayode to spend three more weeks in EFCC custody

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