The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation.
Spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed Fani-Kayode’s arrest on Tuesday evening, November 23.
Fani-Kayode was nabbed and subsequently taken to the Lagos Zonal Office of the anti-graft agency for alleged manipulation and forgery of documents.
The ex-minister who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently is expected to answer questions on possible forgery of hospital documents to deceive the court handling his money-laundering case with a view to stalling the hearing.
The anti-graft agency after receiving the defendant’s latest letter observed the trend in Fani-Kayode’s letters getting adjournments.
Taking a hard look at the development, EFCC observed all the letters were supposedly issued from the Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, except one.
It was gathered that Fani-Kayode might be deploying a contrived method with medical personnel to enable him to evade trial.
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) had reports stated that the Lagos command of the EFCC was expecting Fani-Kayode on Wednesday, November 24.
Previously the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered Fani-Kayode to pay a fine of N200,000 for being absent at his re-arraignment or stand the risk of having his bail revoked.
Justice Daniel Osaigor gave the order on Wednesday, October 13, saying that having gone through the court’s file, he observed five different letters by the defendant seeking adjournment on the same medical grounds.
When the case was called, Mrs Bilikisu Buhari announced the appearance for the prosecution. The prosecutor told the court that on July 15, the prosecution had moved the court to adjourn the matter for a re-arraignment of the defendants.
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