The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arrested former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as he emerged from trial before a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Fani-Kayode, who is former Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, is standing trial alongside former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, and Danjuma Yusuf.
Also charged with them is a company, Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited.
They were arraigned on a 17-count charge bordering on unlawful retention, unlawful use and unlawful payment of money to the tune of about N4.9 billion.
They each pleaded not guilty to the charge and were granted bail in July.
The court had on Friday adjourned the case to November 14 and 15 for continuation of trial.
However, shortly after Fani-Kayode left the courtroom, two officers of the EFCC, dressed in white Kaftans, flanked his sides and requested that he followed them to the commission.
Immediately, the court’s gate was barricaded by a Toyota Hiace bus and Fani-Kayode was arrested and taken away by the EFCC.
Fani-Kayode had in a statement on Thursday said the EFCC was going to arrest him on Friday.
He said inside sources in the EFCC told him that the idea was to keep him away for a fairly long time.
