The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 17 count
charge against a former Aviation Minister and spokesman for the PDP
Presidential campaign in the 2015 general election, Femi Fani-Kayode
over an alleged N1.5 billion fraud. Also included in the charge sheet
are former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, a company named
Joint Trust Dimensions Limited, one Danjuman Yusuf and another Olubode
Oke, who is reportedly on the run.
The case is yet to be assigned to a judge and so a date for the hearing
has not been fixed. While Fani-Kayode was named in all 17 counts, the
former Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman was named in only four of the
charges.
Part of the charges against them reads
"Usman, Fani-Kayode, Yusuf And Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited on
or about January 8, 2015, within the jurisdiction of the Court conspired
to indirectly retain the sum of 1.5 Billion Naira, a sum the EFCC said
they reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act of stealing. They, therefore, committed an offence contrary
to Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment)
Act, 2012. The Offence is punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the
same Act,2".
Bank representatives and others have been listed as witnesses.
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