The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday,
arraigned former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and three
others - former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, Danjuma Yusuf, and
Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited - for allegedly laundering N4.9
billion.
After the court proceedings, Justice Sule Hassan, the presiding
judge, adjourned the case to July 1 for hearing of their bail
applications and ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison
custody pending determination of their bail application.
Below is a complete list of the seventeen counts of charges against
the former minister as well as the three others by Nigeria's anti-graft
agency, EFCC.
COUNT ONE
That you, NNENADI ESTHER USMAN, FEMI FANI-KAYODE, DANJUMAN YUSUF
AND JOINTRUST DIMENTIONS NIGERIA LTD on or about the 8th day of January,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired
amongst yourselves to indirectly retain the sum of N1,500, 000,000.00
(One Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira) which sum you reasonably ought
to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit:
stealing, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a)
of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and
punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act.
COUNT TWO
That you, NNENADI ESTHER USMAN, DANJUMAN YUSUF AND JOINTRUST
DIMENTIONS NIGERIA LTD on or about the 9th day of January, 2015, within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria indirectly retained
the sum of N300,000,000.00 (Three Hundred Million Naira ) which sum you
reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
(Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the
same Act.
COUNT THREE
That you, NNENADI ESTHER USMAN, DANJUMAN YUSUF AND JOINTRUST
DIMENTIONS NIGERIA LTD on or about the 13th day of January, 2015, within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria indirectly
retained the sum of N400,000,000.00 (Four Hundred Million Naira ) which
sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
(Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the
same Act.
COUNT FOUR
That you, NNENADI ESTHER USMAN, DANJUMAN YUSUF AND JOINTRUST
DIMENTIONS NIGERIA LTD on or about the 16th day of January, 2015, within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria indirectly
retained the sum of N800,000,000.00 (Eight Hundred Million Naira ) which
sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
(Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the
same Act.
COUNT FIVE
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE on or about the 2nd February, 2015,
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria directly
retained the sum of N350,000,000.00 (Three Hundred and Fifty Million
Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the
proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: stealing, and you thereby committed
an offence contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3)
& 4 of the same Act.
COUNT SIX
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE on or about the 19th day of February,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria
directly retained the sum of N250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty
Million Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part
of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: stealing, and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money
Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under
Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act.
COUNT SEVEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE on or about the 19th day of March, 2015,
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria directly
retained the sum of N240,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Forty Million
Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the
proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: stealing, and you thereby committed
an offence contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3)
& 4 of the same Act.
COUNT EIGHT
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE on or about the 3rd day of February,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria
directly used the sum of N60,000,000.00 (Sixty Million Naira) which sum
you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
(Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the
same Act.
COUNT NINE
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE on or about the 4th day of February,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria
directly used the sum of N170,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Seventy
Million Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part
of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money
Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under
Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act.
COUNT TEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE on or about the 5th day of February,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria
directly used the sum of N40,000,000.00 (Forty Million Naira) which sum
you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
(Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the
same Act.
COUNT ELEVEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE on or about the 9th day of February,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria
directly used the sum of N60,000,000.00 (Sixty Million Naira) which sum
you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
(Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the
same Act.
COUNT TWELVE
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE between the 20th day of February and the
10th day of March, 2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court in Nigeria directly used the sum of N200,000,000.00 (Two Hundred
Million Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part
of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: corruption, and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money
Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under
Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act.
COUNT THIRTEEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE between the 20th and 25th day of March,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria
directly used the sum of N250,650,000.00 (Two Hundred Fifty Million, Six
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to
have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit:
corruption, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section
15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and
punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act.
COUNT FOURTEEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE between the 20th and 25th day of March,
2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in Nigeria
directly used the sum of N250,650,000.00 (Two Hundred Fifty Million, Six
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to
have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit:
corruption, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section
15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and
punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act.
COUNT FIFTEEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE AND OLUBODE OKE (STILL AT LARGE) on or
about the 6th day of February,2015 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court did conspire amongst yourselves to commit an
offence, to wit: making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by
Law without going through financial institution and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section
16(2)(b) of the same Act.
COUNT SIXTEEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE AND OLUBODE OKE (STILL AT LARGE) on or
about the 12th day of February,2015 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court without going through a financial institution
made cash payment in the sum of N24,000,000. 000 (Twenty Four Million
Naira) to Paste Poster Co (PPC) of 125, Lewis Street, Lagos Island,
Lagos which sum exceeded the amount authorized by Law and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 1(a), Section 16(d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable
under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
COUNT SEVENTEEN
That you, FEMI FANI-KAYODE AND OLUBODE OKE (STILL AT LARGE) on or
about the 12th day of February,2015 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court without going through a financial institution
made cash payment in the sum of N6,000,000. 000 (Six Million Naira) to
Paste Poster Co (PPC) of 125, Lewis Street, Lagos Island, Lagos which
sum exceeded the amount authorized by Law and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 1(a), Section 16(d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section
16(2)(b) of the same Act.
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