The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has slammed a 17-count criminal charge against former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, and also former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, at a federal high court in Lagos.
Usman and Fani-Kayode served on the Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation as the Director of Finance and Publicity, respectively.
Charged alongside both former government officials is a firm; Joint Trust Dimensions Limited, and two other persons, Danjuman Yusuf and Olubode Oke, said to be at large.
According to the charges filed against them, Fani-Kayode was named in all 17-counts while Usman was named only in the first four charges.
The anti-graft agency has listed 17 witnesses that will testify against the accused persons.
Part of the charges filed against them reads: “Usman, Fani-Kayode, Yusuf And Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited on or about January 8, 2015, within the jurisdiction of the Court conspired to indirectly retain the sum of 1.5 Billion Naira, a sum the EFCC said they reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act of stealing. They, therefore, committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Offence is punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act,2.”
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