The Lagos Division of Federal High Court presided over by Justice Chukujekwu Aneke has
granted Ayodele Fayose request to travel abroad for medical check.
EFCC said Justice Aneke gave the ruling at resumed sitting of the Court on Friday, July 19, 2024, after listening to the application made by Ola Olanipekun, SAN, Counsel to the first Defendant (Ayodele Fayose) who is standing trial for N6.9bn fraud.
The application sought the permission of the Court to allow his client travel abroad on health grounds after EFCC presented its 14th prosecution witness, PW14, Sahibu Salisu, a former Director of Administration and Finance, Office of the NSA, Colonel Sambo Dansuki (Rted).
Prosecution Counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, did not object the made plea before the Court.
Consequently, the presiding Judge adjourned the case to October 18, 2024 for continuation of trial.
Earlier in his testimony before the Court, Sahibu Salisu alleged that the then NSA gave approval for payment, we processed it accordingly. The payments we made were mainly for operational activities.
Salisu, the 14th Prosecution witness, PW14 who claimed to have who disclosed that he served as the Director of Administration and Finance between 2011 and 2015, told the Court that “the roles of the NSA Office are purely about the security of the entire Country. And any money expended on security was expected to be retired”.
Fayose, former Governor of Ekiti State was re-arraigned on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos State Command for 11-count charge bordering on money laundering and stealing to the tune of N6.9bn ( Six Billion Nine Hundred Naira).
The alleged fraud linked Fayose’s Company, Spotless Investment Limited and Nigeria former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dansuki (Rted).
The Defendants in the case had first been arraigned on October 22, 2018 before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, according to EFCC.
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