EFCC: 'I was Merely Invited, Wasn't Arrested" - Femi Fani-Kayode Speaks After His Re-Arrest
Faith Ukanwa
Dec 01, 2021
Femi Fani-Kayode, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that he wasn't arrested, rather he honored the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Fani-Kayode was on Tuesday, November 30 re-arrested by the anti garft agency within the premises of the Federal High Court Ikoyi Lagos State.
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FFK was in court for his trial bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of N4.6bn. The former aviation minister is standing a 17 count charge alongside; an ex-minister of state for finance, Nenadi Usman, Ex Chairman, Association of Local Government Areas in Nigera (ALGON), Yusuf Danjuma and a company, Joint-Trust Dimensions Nig. LTD.
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Justice Daniel Osaigor of the Ikoyi High Court, on Tuesday, adjourned the matter till January 24, 2022.
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FFK was moved from the court to the EFCC custody after a prosecutor approached him as he walked out of the court room.
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Reacting to his arrest; Femi Fani Kayode wrote;
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"I was invited to the EFCC again today. Once again, despite media reports, I was NOT arrested but merely invited and I honored the invitation. I got there at 11.00am and I left 9.00pm. Thanks be to God!"
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This "invitation" is coming less than a week he was arrested by the anti graft agency.
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