Fani-Kayode: I Was Never Arrested By The EFCC

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has maintained that he was not detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In a post on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday, the member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) claimed that he was only invited by the anti-graft agency.

“The EFCC never arrested me.” I accepted their invitation and flew down to Lagos to meet them. “I arrived at 2 p.m. and left at 8.30 p.m.,” the former minister said.

“I was released on self-recognition bail. They were courteous and professional. God be praised.”

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The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain’s statement came just hours after the EFCC confirmed that he was being investigated.

According to the agency, Fani-Kayode was questioned about allegations of forgery of a medical report, which he allegedly obtained in order to avoid his trial in a Federal High Court in Lagos.

He arrived at the EFCC’s Lagos office around 1 p.m. on Tuesday with his lawyer, but the commission said it would provide updates on his interrogation later.

Before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Fani-Kayode is on trial for an alleged N4.6 billion fraud.

On 17 counts of conspiracy, money laundering, and fraud, he was charged alongside a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, and two others by the EFCC.

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The judge fined him N200,000 for failing to appear in court for his re-arraignment following the transfer of the former trial judge, Justice Rilwan Aikawa, during the last sitting on October 13.

He was given the option of paying the fine or having his bail revoked.