The trial of the former minister of aviation failed to commence today, October 19, at a Federal High Court in Lagos due to the absence of the judge Sule Hassan
The judge, the court said was away on an official assignment
The matter was adjourned to Friday, October 21, for commencement of the trial
The trial of a former minister of aviation Femi Fani-Kayode at the Federal High Court in Lagos has been stalled today, October 19, Leadership reports.
The trial was stalled due to the absence of the presiding judge over the matter, Sule Hassan who was said to be away on an official assignment.
A new date was however, fixed for Friday, October 21, for the commencement of trial.
Fani-Kayode is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside the former minister of state for finance Nenadi Usman and two others for money laundering.
They are being charged on a 17-count charge of unlawful retention, payment and use of public fund for the 2015 PDP campaign purposes.
The offences the EFCC said contravened the provisions of sections 15 (3) (4), 16 (2) (b), and 16 (5) of the Money laundering (prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012.
Meanwhile, on Monday, October, 17, the wife of Fani-Kayode Precious and their son were detained at an Access Bank office in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state.
Precious had earlier told NAIJ.com that the bank officials claimed to detain them on the orders of the EFCC over a “post no debit” placed on her account.
She also said some EFCC officials were present in the bank during the detention.
While the EFCC has denied the its involvement in their detention, the commission has also said that the former minister’s wife operates 15 Guarantee Trust Bank accounts and two Diamond Bank account, a claim Precious has also denied.
Also, Fani-Kayode in a recent statement called out President Muhammadu Buhari and the anti-graft agency to face him squarely and leave his family out of any grouse they might have against him.
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