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EFCC Moves Fayose To Federal High Court In Lagos For Trial by NAIJAHITPLAY: 10:35am On Oct 20, 2018
Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose’s trial will most likely begin at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, according to reports.


Ahead of the trial, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is expected to move Fayose from Abuja to Lagos this weekend.


According to The Nation, the EFCC confirmed Friday that Fayose has been served charges and trial notice.

The ex-governor is facing trial in connection with N1.299 billion and $5.3 million allegedly allocated to him by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from N4.65 billion slush fund allegedly shared by ONSA.


But the ex-governor denied collecting $5.3 million from a former Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro.

He was said to have only admitted knowing Obanikoro and his associate, Abiodun Agbele, who allegedly bought six choice properties for him in Lagos and Abuja.

He was also said to have confirmed during interrogation yesterday that Agbele bought the properties for him.

The Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the filing of charges against Fayose.

“Fayose has been served with charges alongside his company, Spotless.”

But Fayose’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, said the former governor is waiting to be charged to court, whenever the EFCC is ready.

He claimed that the EFCC does not have evidence to prosecute the ex-governor.

“With the deafening noise that they made about the evidence of corruption in their possession and even going by the EFCC ignoble tweet of July 15, 2018, in which the commission expressed its readiness to prosecute the former governor immediately he no longer enjoyed immunity, Nigerians had expected that by now, he will be facing trial in court.

“However, because the EFCC does not have any evidence against Fayose, the commission has opted to keep him in detention so as to satisfy its paymasters whose major agenda is ‘Fayose must be kept out of circulation by whatever means.’

“If not that they are just interested in keeping him out of circulation, why is the anti-graft commission not in court to prosecute him with the ‘overwhelming evidence’ it claimed to have?”

Re: EFCC Moves Fayose To Federal High Court In Lagos For Trial by adeniyi3971(m): 10:37am On Oct 20, 2018
About to get ugly for Oshokomole..

I just hope he played his cards well else what befell TAFA.... you know the rest.



in other new Happy Birthday to me, I wish myself I life full of grace and Abundant blessings. In good Health and Wealth.

Shout out to other October 20 born.... GGMUB


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Re: EFCC Moves Fayose To Federal High Court In Lagos For Trial by Mynd44: 10:42am On Oct 20, 2018

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