EFCC Re-Arrests Fani Kayode
- Skid
- Oct 21, 2016
- 1 min read
LAGOS, NIGERIA
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency on Friday, arrested another former government minister in connection with a $2.1 billion corruption case.
Former aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode was arrested at around 1.55 p.m. local time (1255GMT) outside a court building in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
Fani-Kayode, who acted as spokesman in Jonathan’s failed 2014 presidential campaign, was arrested in front of the Federal High Court building in Ikoyi as he left a hearing in another corruption case where he is on trial, a court official said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.
His arrest came a few days after his wife was briefly detained as she attempted to withdraw money from an account flagged by the EFCC over money laundering.
The former minister had predicted his arrest in a statement on Thursday, claiming he was to be charged for being involved in the mismanagement of the funds meant for buying military equipment.
He accused the EFCC of pursuing “trumped up” and politically-motivated charges against him.
In May he was arrested over charges of money laundering and spent 67 days in detention before he was arraigned in court.
