Court Dismisses N6.9bn EFCC’s Money Laundering Charges Against Fayose
The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, of charges bordering on money laundering and theft to the tune of ₦6.9bn.
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke upheld a no-case submission filed by Fayose, ruling that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission failed to link him to the alleged crime or establish a prima facie case to warrant him opening his defence.
Fayose was first arraigned in 2018 before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, but the EFCC later secured a transfer of the case to Justice Aneke.
