EFCC today arraigned former PDP Presidential campaign spokesperson, Femi
Fani-Kayode in an Ikeja magistrate court where they secured an order of
remand to keep him in their custody for another three weeks. A
statement released by the agency reads;
EFCC press statement
The EFCC on Monday, May 23, 2016,
secured an order from Justice B. O. Osunsanmi of Magistrate Court of
Lagos State, sitting at Ikeja to remand the former Minster of Aviation,
Femi Fani – Kayode. Justice Osunsanmi gave the order of remand after the
Commission’s counsel, Nkeruwam Anana moved an application before the
court urging his lordship to remand the suspect pending conclusion of
investigations in the matter involving fraudulent conversion of the sum
of N840, 000, 000. 00 (Eight Hundred and Forty Million Naira)
transferred from Ministry of External Affairs to Jointrust Dimensions
Nigeria Limited account. Anana quoted the company’s account number as
1010740698 domiciled in Zenith Bank Plc.
Fani Kayode is also suspected to have conspired with a
former Minister of Finance and PDP campaign leader Nenadi Esther Usman,
and Jointrust Dimensions Limited to perpetrate this heinous crime by
fraudulently converting to their personal use and the use of others the
total sum of N1, 500, 000, 000.00 ( One Billion, Five Hundred Million
Naira only).
The order of remand, however was in accordance with section
264(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State,
2011 which states that "Any person arrested for any offence triable on
information shall within a reasonable time of arrest be brought before a
Magistrate for remand and the Magistrate shall have powers to remand
such a person after examining the reasons for the arrests exhibited in
the request form filed by the police, and if satisfied that there is
probable cause to remand such person pending legal of the Director of
Public Prosecutions or the arraignment of such person before the
appropriate court or tribunal".
Justice Osunsanmi granted the application of the
prosecution to remand Femi Fani Kayode in EFCC custody for 21 days
pending when investigations be concluded in order that the suspect will
not influence or interfere with the investigation process.
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