Fani Kayode And Girlfriend Attend His Money Laundering Court Hearing (Photos)

This man no gree oo hehehe his girlfriend, Precious Chikwendu came along with him today to Federal High Court in Lagos for hearing on a case filed against him by EFCC.

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia adjourned the case to July 1 following the absence of the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr Festus Keyamo.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that when a lawyer announced appearance for Keyamo, the judge said she would prefer Keyamo, who had been prosecuting the case.

Ofili-Ajumogobia had on May 5 fixed June 18 for judgment following adoption of final written addresses and summary arguments by lawyers to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as that of the accused.

Fani-Kayode, whose trial began in 2008 before Justice Ramat Mohammed, was arraigned by the EFCC to have laundered about N100 million while he was the Minister of Culture and Tourism and subsequently, Aviation Minister.

The allegedly laundered sum was, however, reduced to N2.1million on Nov. 17, 2014 after Ofili-Ajumogobia dismissed 38 out of the 40-count levelled against Fani-Kayode for want of proof.

The EFCC prosecutor, Keyamo, while urging the court to uphold the remaining two counts and to accordingly convict Fani-Kayode, said the former minister had failed to exonerate himself of the allegations.