The EFCC has brought an application before the court seeking to remand Fani Kayode in custody to enable it conduct further investigation into the alleged N1.5 bn fraud leveled against him pending when he will be brought before a regular court.
After hearing the arguments canvassed by the lawyers representing the anti-graft agency, Mr. A. N. Anana and Fani- Kayode’s lawyer, Wale Balogun, the presiding Chief Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi granted the remand application.
The court subsequently granted the request and ordered that he be kept for 21 days.
The body had argued that the remand application which was brought pursuant to section 261 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, 2011, of Lagos State, was to remand the former spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation in the 2015 general election, pending when he will be properly arraigned at the appropriate Court.
Fani Kayode’s lawyer, Balogun while opposing the EFCC’s remand application, argued that the anti-graft agency’s application was brought in breach of his constitutional rights, adding that the defendant had been granted an administrative bail by the EFCC but it refused to allow him perfect the bail.
He argued that the anti-graft agency had secured the same order of remand before an Abuja Chief Magistrate court, claiming the application is an abuse of court process.
The lawyer therefore urged the court to dismiss the EFCC’s application against his client who appeared in court on kaftan and Kito robber slippers.
Dismissing Kayode’s application, the Chief Magistrate Osunsanmi ruled that he failed to present any material evidence before the court to support the argument that the former Minister of Aviation has been charged before any court for the alleged offence.
The Magistrate subsequently ordered that Fani Kayode be remanded at the EFCC’s custody for 21 days pending when he will be arraigned at the appropriate court.
The former minister was however unruffled about the whole process as he was sharing jokes with his lawyers and some of his friends. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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These revenge fools should leave ffk alone.old brain dudes
ReplyDeleteSimply because somebody was a campaign director to your rival party? Let's see what thier plan is. Very primitive and unforgiven practice.
ReplyDeleteAll in the mode to silence opposition. Fayose get ready. Apc has succeeded in tearing PDP apart...everyone that opposes them is silenced in one way or the other. FFK just accept to go back to them and all these charges will be dropped. #partyofsaints#
ReplyDeleteSo you guys forgot his corruption case? Which political dictator? So a culprit should be let go bcos he's an opponent in politics to avoid accusations?
ReplyDeleteNawah for all of una
Keep him there till he vomit everything like Ole Se methief
My friend, which APC member has not looted? Is it Fashola (d corruption case of usiulagos money to finance his personal website),Ameachi, that sponsored Buhari with D jet of Rivers state government or ur president that that borrowed money to buy d presidential form and layer declared 30m in his account? Or the one that he 150 cows since 2003? Who in d APC? OBJ that set up d ABCD EFCC used it first on his PDP members. Let him also start from his APC members. They can NEVER be any change without,if there is no change within. Once FFK cross carpets now...all this charges will be dropped. Tell Mr President to clean d wool in his eyes so that he can see properly d one in another persons eyes. Ur obviously suffering and dying.
DeleteHas your father vommitted the one he Stole...
DeleteShame on you supporters of corruption
ReplyDeleteGod will never forgive you and your forefathers.
By his grace non of your children will ever benefit from the good things to come in this great country NIGERIA
For many decades responsible Nigerians has been advocating for stamping out corruption in our country, somebody have started it you are annoyed just because that is were you swim inside corruption.
ReplyDeleteBuhari has stopped you from killing the economy and you are busy crying. Please wait when it is your turn probe Buhari and his ministers. After all Buhari will not be there foerever. You will leave to praise GMB. Time will tell