The Appeal Court has dismissed a suit filed against former minister of aviation Femi Fani-Kayode and three others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The EFCC had arraigned Fani-Kayode, on an amended 17-count charge of money laundering.
Fani-Kayode was charged alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, Yusuf Danjuma, a former chairperson of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and Jointrust Dimentions Nigeria Ltd.
The EFCC had earlier preferred a 17-count charge of N4.6 billion money laundering against the defendants.
However, Fani-Kayode revealed Friday morning on his Twitter handle that he and other defendants had been discharged and acquitted by the Appeal Court on Thursday.
“Yesterday the Court of Appeal quashed the charges filed against me, the former Minister of Finance Nenadi Usman and others at the Federal High Court in Lagos by the EFCC for the misappropriation of 4.6 billion naira and money laundering,” he wrote
“The case lasted for 7 long years. Glory be to God! This is the second time the Lord has done this and it is a testimony of His goodness and mercy.
“History records that in 2008 I was arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos and was prosecuted by the EFCC for the misappropriation of 19.5 billion naira. Again the case lasted for 7 long years.
“Thanks be to God, I was discharged, acquitted and cleared of all charges in 2015.
Yesterday the Lord did it again. On both occasions His grace and mercy fought for me and my innocence spoke for me.”
