A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has been re-arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over investigation into allegations bordering on document falsification brought against him.
According to Daily Trust, Fani-Kayode was arrested at a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, and moved to a nearby EFCC office.
The former minister, who was in court over his forgery trial, was walking out after the matter was adjourned till January 24, 2022, when he was approached by an EFCC investigator.
He was subsequently arrested and moved to custody, a week after his earlier arrest.
The anti-graft agency had charged Fani-Kayode alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman. Also charged is Yusuf Danjuma, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), and a company, Jointrust Dimentions Nig. Ltd.
The convicts were prosecuted on separate charges. Justice Uche Agomoh of Federal High Court, Ibadan, found Sowunmi, Olawale, Omolade and Badmus guilty of impersonation, contrary to Section 22 (2)(b)(1) Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (2)(b) of the Act.
While Sowunmi and Olawale were sentenced to 10 months imprisonment each, Omolade and Badmus bagged nine and six months’ imprisonment each.
Similarly, Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, convicted Alabi, Atanda, Oyekanmi, Adeyemi and Adebayo on separate charges of obtaining property by false pretense contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap. 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The judge sentenced Alabi to a term of three months community service, while Atanda, Adeyemi, Adebayo and Oyekanmi bagged two months community service each.
In the same vein, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo found B.T.D Multiglobal Limited guilty of counts preferred against it by the EFCC.
