The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Nicholas Ashinze, a former special assistant to the embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a 13-count charge of corruption and money laundering to the tune of N36.8 billion.
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode, was on Thursday re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice John Tsoho of the Abuja Federal High Court, on a fresh money laundering charge.
The Ado-Ekiti branch of the Federal High Court has fixed December 2 for judgement on the freezing of Governor Ayo Fayose’s Zenith Bank accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, continued on Thursday with a defence witness telling the court that the N400 million which Metuh was accused of collecting from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, was actually disbursed as directed by former-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Musiliu Obanikoro, former Minister of State for Defence, has returned N100 million to the coffers of the federal government following his arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The trial of Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, kicked off yesterday at the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday as the first prosecution witness told the court how more than N1.2 billion was brought into Akure airport for governor Fayose.
