At last the much troubled previous Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was set free on Friday after over two months in the detention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as stated by his media consultant.
It was told PREMIUM TIMES by Jude Ndukwe that Mr. Fani-Kayode was discharged Friday evening, and that he was likely go from Lagos where he was held, to Abuja later today evening time.
“Yes, he’d confirmed to me that he’d been released,” Mr. Ndukwe said in a brief telephone exchange at 7:13 p.m. “It’s still possible he might come to Abuja tonight if he’s able to.”
Mr. Fani-Kayode who had been in incarceration since May 9, 2016, in Abuja was later exchanged to Lagos where the EFCC hammered a 17-count charge on him, blaming the previous minister for misusing government cash.
After weeks in confinement, Mr. Fani-Kayode was conceded a N250 million bail on the fourth of July, but was still kept under arrest pending his meeting the prerequisites for his bail.
Similarly, a previous Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, and a man, Danjuma Yusuf, who were charged together with Mr. Fani-Kayode, were likewise given comparative bail conditions.
Though it was not clear at the moment whether the two had met their bail conditions.
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