Justice Rita Ofili Ajumogobia, judge of Federal
High court sitting in Lagos, this morning discharged and acquitted former
Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode of 38 out of the 40 amended count charge of
money laundering brought against him by the EFCC in 2008.
She said that EFCC had not provided any evidence
that proved that the former minister had in anyway laundered money through
fictitious business transactions.
Delivering
her judgement, the presiding judge said the prosecution had failed woefully in
proving that he was guilt in all the 38 count charge brought against him and went further to say that all the witnesses provided by the prosecution since
the trial started had not provided any evidence to prove that the former
Minister had any business dealings with them.
Consequently she discharged and acquitted him of 38 count charges but
however instructed him to enter a defence against the two other charges counts.
The case was adjourned till December 8th.
NB: Wao , Umbrella is working oo
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