EFCC Re-arraigns Femi Fani-Kayode, Others Over N4.9bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, for an alleged fraud of N4.9bn.

Fani-Kayode was re-arraigned before a new judge, Justice Rilwan Aikawa, after he objected to being tried before Justice Muslim Hassan of the same court before whom he was earlier arraigned on June 28, 2016.

A former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman; who was listed as the one defendant in the charge, one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited were equally re-arraigned before Justice Aikawa on Monday.

The 17 counts pressed against them border on conspiracy, unlawful retention of proceeds of theft and money laundering.

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