Mr Fani-Kayode was reportedly picked up by the EFCC operatives shortly after his trial on charges of N4.6 billion fraud was adjourned till January 24 by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been reportedly “re-arrested” by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged forgery and document falsification allegations
According to a report by ChannelsTV, Mr Fani-Kayode was arrested on Tuesday after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The Former Minister was reportedly picked up by operatives of the commission, after the Judge, Daniel Osaigor, adjourned proceedings in an ongoing trial involving alleged N4.9 billion fraud. He was said to have been immediately driven to the commission’s office.
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Efforts to reach the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, for comments were unsuccessful. His known phone numbers were not reachable.
He has also not responded to text messages sent to him as at the time of filing this report.
Mr Uwujaren’s statement on the adjournment of the trial of Mr Fani-Kayode earlier on Tuesday said nothing about the reported re-arrest.
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When contacted, a spokesperson for Mr Fani-Kayode, Gloria Nzenwa, declined to speak.
She said she could not speak officially on the matter until tomorrow Wednesday.
Recall, the EFCC had invited the Former Minister of Aviation, last Tuesday for questioning at the Commission’s zonal office in Lagos.
Sources familiar with the matter informed this newspaper that Mr Fani-Kayode was being investigated for document falsification of his medical report to evade his ongoing trial for alleged fraud.
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However, hours after reports of his arrests, Mr Fani-Kayode in a terse message posted on Twitter said he was granted bail by the commission on “self-recognition”.
“I was invited & I flew down to Lagos to see them. I arrived in their office at 2.00 pm & left at 8.30 pm. I was granted bail on self-recognition. They were very polite & professional. Thanks be to God,” the message read.
Ongoing trial
The EFCC is prosecuting Mr Fani-Kayode and two others on 17 counts of conspiracy, money laundering, and fraud to the tune of N4.9 billion.
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