Former spokesperson to the ex- President
Goodluck Jonathan's Campaign Organisation,
Chief Femi Fani- Kayode, has regained his
freedom after spending over 65 days in detention
for allegedly laundering of N4.9 billion.
Goodluck Jonathan's Campaign Organisation,
Chief Femi Fani- Kayode, has regained his
freedom after spending over 65 days in detention
for allegedly laundering of N4.9 billion.
According reports, the embattled former Minister of
Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been released late
on Friday after more than two months in the
custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
The PDP chieftain's s media adviser, Jude
Ndukwe disclosed that Fani-Kayode was released
Friday evening, and that he was likely to travel
from Lagos where he was held, to Abuja later
tonight.
“Yes, he’d confirmed to me that he’d been
released. It’s still possible he might come to Abuja
tonight if he’s able to,” Ndukwe said in a brief
telephone exchange at 7:13 p.m with Premium
Times .
Recall that Ndukwe in an earlier statement stated
that Fani-Kayode has met all the conditions for his
bail and the relevant documents have been duly
filed and submitted at the Federal High Court in
Lagos. He however said Fani-Kayode was yet to
be released owing to the delay by the EFCC to
verify the filed documents.
The terse statement read: “Kindly be notified that
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has met all the conditions
for his bail and the relevant documents have been
duly filed and submitted at the Federal High Court
in Lagos.
“We are now waiting for the EFCC to verify the
documents after which he would be released.
“Despite the fact that he has been locked up for the
last 62 days, he remains confident, strong, healthy
and in very high spirits. He misses his family very
badly, especially his five month old son Aragon,
and he looks forward to coming home to be with
his family, friends and loved ones.”
Recall that Fani-Kayode had been in detention
since his arrest on May 9, 2016, in Abuja. He was
later transferred to Lagos where the EFCC
slammed a 17-count charge on him, accusing the
former minister of misappropriating government
money.
After weeks in detention, Fani-Kayode was granted
a N250 million bail on July 4, but he was still kept
in custody pending his meeting the requirements
for his bail.
