Following the acquittal of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, by a Federal High Court in Lagos, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has vowed to challenge the ruling.
Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, had earlier today, July 1, discharged and acquitted Fani-Kayode of money laundering charges levelled against him by the graft commission.
Ofili-Ajumogobia, had ruled that the charges brought against Fani-Kayode was feeble, adding that the EFCC failed to provide ‘copious evidence’ that linked him to actual acts of money laundering.
After the ruling, EFCC released the following statement:
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today received with shock, the ruling of Justice Rita Ofili- Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court Lagos, acquitting Mr. Femi Fani-kayode, a former minister of aviation, of the two count charge of money laundering preferred against him by the Commission. The Commission is making effort to obtain a Certified True Copy of the ruling, to enable it respond appropriately after careful review of the judgment.”
