Former Minister of Aviation and spokesperson of PDP
presidential campaign in the 2015 Election, Femi Fani-Kayode along with others
earlier detained with him were today 28th June remanded in prison by a Federal
High Court Lagos.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission had today Femi
Fani-Kayode , Nenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance and Director of
Finance PDP Presidential Campaign
Organization, Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust
Dimensions Nigeria Limited before Justice M. Suleiman Hassan of the Federal
High Court Lagos, on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing,
corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law.
The accused who were alleged to have illegally disbursed
about N4.9 billion naira belonging to the Federal Government, pleaded not
guilty to all the charges preferred against them
The Judge, Justice M. S. Hassan, however ordered that the
defendants be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to July 1, 2016
for hearing of bail application
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