Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was today March 6th re-arraigned for alleged N100 million money laundering. Premium Times reports that Fani-Kayode told a Federal High court in Lagos that he was not guilty of all 40 counts of money laundering instituted against him by EFCC
The trial judge, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, fixed March 10, 17, 18 and 19 for the trial. The EFCC is accusing Mr. Fani-Kayode, who was also a former Minister of Culture and Tourism, of money laundering. The commission had amended its 47-count charge, totalling N230 million, to a 40-count charge of N100 million.
Today Mr. Fani-Kayode sat patiently in the dock because the court registrar slowly read out all of the 40 counts of money laundering against him. He responded “not guilty” to all of them.
Based on the EFCC, one Mark Ndifreke, a former aide who's now at large, had deposited various amounts of money running into tens of millions into Mr. Fani-Kayode's bank account while he was an offering minister.
Other aides such as for instance Florence Salau, Ojo Agbor, Daniel Atogo, Supo Agbaje – all of whom continue to be at large – had also deposited countless naira in to the former minister's bank account, the EFCC said.
The anti-graft agency also accused Mr. Fani-Kayode of using his wife, Regina, and his daughter, Remilekun, as a conduit to launder countless naira.
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