BREAKING: EFCC re-arraigns Fani-Kayode

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, re-arraigned a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

Fani-Kayode, who was the Spokesperson of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s election campaign was re-arraigned alongside Nenadi Usman, a former minister of state for finance on a 17-count charge of money laundering and alleged diversion of N4.6 billion.

Also included are one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimension Nig. Ltd.

The defendants pleaded not guilty before Justice Rilwan Aikawa, a new judge.

Rilwan Aikawa took over trial after Mr. Fani-Kayode applied for the previous one, Muslim Hassan, to recuse himself from the trial on the grounds that he was the EFCC officer who signed a criminal charge filed against him.

Hassan worked as an EFCC legal officer before his elevation to the bench.