FANI-KAYODE SLAM WITH A FINE FOR FLAUNTING COURT APPEARANCES
The former aviation minister is facing a corruption charges at a Lagos court, but fail to make appearances in court which subsequently earned him a fine
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to pay a fine of N200,000 for being absent at his re-arraignment or stand the risk of having his bail revoked.
Justice Daniel Osaigor gave the order on Wednesday, saying that having gone through the court’s file, he observed five different letters by the defendant seeking adjournment on the same medical grounds.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged Fani-Kayode alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, one Danjuma Yusuf, a former Chairman of ALGON, and a limited liability company, Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited.
The EFCC present 17 counts of money laundering to the tune of N4.6 billion against them before Justice Mohammed Aikawa who was initially the trial judge until he was transferred out of the Lagos Jurisdiction.
When the case was called, Mrs Bilikisu Buhari announced the appearance for the prosecution. The prosecutor told the court that on July 15, the prosecution had moved the court to adjourn the matter for a re-arraignment of the defendants.
She said that on October 11, the prosecution received a letter from the second defendant informing them that he had been given bed rest. The prosecutor told the court that these letters by the second defendant had become numerous and had also become an excuse for him to evade court.
The court in response slams the defendant with options of. #200,000 fine or getting their bail revoked, but the defendant choose the former.
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