Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is definitely in a celebration mood as he has been vindicated of the charges levied against him.
Femi has faced criminal prosecution and criminal charges and trials back to back in 4 major cases and appeals by the EFCC which jointly lasted over the last 18 years.
He won every single one of them and the last one was on 4th February 2025.
1. In 2008 he was accused of misappropiating
19.5 billion naira of the Aviation Intervention Fund and of money laundering whilst he was Minister of Aviation and prosecuted by the
EFCC from 1st July 2008 to 1st July 2015 at the Federal High Court in Lagos before Hon.
Justice Ahmad, Hon. Justice Binta Nyarku and Hon. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia respectively.
However, seven years later, on 1st July 2016, he was discharged and acquitted of all charges by Hon. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court.
2. In 2016 he was accused of misappropiating
8 billion naira of public funds which he allegedly used for President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential campaign and prosecuted by EFCC from 2016 to 2023 at the Federal High Court in Lagos before Hon. Justice M.S. Hassan, Hon. Justice Aikawa and Hon. Justice Oziagor respectively.
Discharged & Acquitted Again
Also, 7 years later, on 21st April 2023, all the charges that were proffered against him before Hon. Justice Osiagor were quashed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos.
3. Furthermore, in 2016 he was accused of illegally receiving 26 million naira from the office of the National Security Advisor to President Goodluck Jonathan, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, and was prosecuted by EFCC from 2016 to 2025 at the Federal High Court Abuja before Hon. Justice Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.
However, eight years later, on 15th January 2025, he was discharged and acquitted on all counts by Hon. Justice Tsoho.
4. In 2021 he was accused of forging and procuring fake medical certificates which he allegedly presented before the courts in order to secure an adjournment and was prosecuted by EFCC from 2021 to 2025 at the Lagos State High Court Ikeja before Hon. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe.
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However, four years later, on February 4th 2025, he was discharged and acquitted on all counts by Hon. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe.
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