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Fani-Kayode celebrates as court quashes N4.6bn money laundering charge

Femi Fani-Kayode

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has celebrated his acquittal by the Appeal Court of charges of misappropriation of N4.6 billion and money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Fani-Kayode said that God’s grace and mercy fought for him and that his innocence also spoke for him.

His statement is contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Friday.

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The All Progressives Congress campaign spokesman disclosed that the case lasted seven years.

He wrote, “Yesterday the Court of Appeal quashed the charges filed against me, the former Minister of Finance Nenadi Usman and others at the Federal High Court in Lagos by the EFCC for the misappropriation of 4.6 billion naira and money laundering.”

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