A counsel to Femi Fani-Kayode, Mrs. Patience Omoike-Mark, has clarified that the Federal High Court in Lagos did not order the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) to file fresh charges against their client and others. DAILY TRUST reports.Information Guide Nigeria
There have been reports that the court on April 20 ordered the EFCC to compile fresh charges over the alleged misappropriation and money laundering charged valued at N4.6 billion against Fani-Kayode alongside former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman; a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Yusuf Danjuma, and a company, Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Ltd.
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“And after counsel applied for their documents in the matter, the court, in abiding by the decision of the court of Appeal, ordered that documents belonging to parties be released them in the suit.
“What this implied is that all parties, including Chief Fani-Kayode, should have access to their documents.
“The court struck out the suit from its own docket since it no longer has jurisdiction to hear it.
“Contrary to media reports, these are the facts and this is what happened at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday. We wish to state the following in order to clarify the situation and let the Nigerian public know the truth.”JAMB Result
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