The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will
file 11-count charge against Ayodele Fayose, former governor of
Ekiti state, on Monday.
The charges seen by TheNigerialawyer, include receiving illegal
monies to fund his 2014 governorship campaign in Ekiti state and
benefitting from proceeds of money laundering.
Fayose will be arraigned before a high court in Lagos.
An official of the commission had told our reporter that Fayose
was served with charges on Friday evening.
Below are the charges in full:
COUNT 1
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE and MR. ABIODUN AGBELE (now facing
another charge) on or about 17th June, 2014 in Lagos, within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, took possession of the sum
of N1,219,000, 000.00 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Nineteen
Million Naira) to fund your 2014 gubernatorial campaign in Ekiti
State, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of
the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of
trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011
(as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) and (4) of the
same Act.
COUNT 2
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE on or about 17th June, 2014 in
Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, without
going through the financial institution received cash payment in
the sum of $5,000,000 (Five Million Dollars) from SENATOR MUSILIU
OBANIKORO, the then Minister of State for Defence, which sum
exceeded the amount authorised by law and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Sections 1 and 16 (d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section
16 (2) (b) of the same Act.
COUNT 3
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE on or about 7th April, 2015 in
Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did retain
in your fixed deposit account No: 9013074033 with Zenith Bank Plc,
the sum of N300,000,000.00 (Three Hundred Million Naira) which sum
you reasonably ought to have known formed part of proceeds of an
unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and
punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 4
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE and SPOTLESS LIMITED between 17th
June, 2014 and 4th August, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction
of this Honourable Court, took control of an aggregate sum of N317,
000, 000.00 (Three Hundred and Seventeen Million Naira) by
depositing same into the Zenith Bank Plc’s Account No: 1010170969
belonging to SPOTLESS INVESTMENT LIMITED, a company controlled by
you and members of your family and which sum you reasonably ought
to have known formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit:
criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section
15 (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 5
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 26th June, 2014 and 27th
August, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court, took control of an aggregate sum of N305,760,000.00 (Three
Hundred and Five Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira)
in your Zenith Bank Account No: 1003126654 which sum you reasonably
ought to have known formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act, to
wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section
15 (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 6
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 18th June, 2014 and 23rd
June, 2014 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did
procure DE-PRIVATEER LIMITED and one ABIODUN AGBELE to retain in
their Account No: 1013835889 domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, Apapa
branch, Lagos, an aggregate sum of N719,490,000.00 (Seven Hundred
and Nineteen Million, Four Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira) on
your behalf, which sum formed parts of proceed of an unlawful act,
to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed
an offence contrary to Section 18 (c) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section
15 (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 7
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE and SPOTLESS LIMITED on or about 4th
August, 2014, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did
use the sum of N270, 000, 000.00 (Two Hundred and Seventy Million
Naira) to acquire a property at Plot 1504, Yedsema Street, Maitama,
Abuja from one RABI KUNDILI, which sum you reasonably ought to have
known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit:
criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section
15 (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 8
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 12th November, 2014 and 20th
August, 2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did
use an aggregate sum of N1,151,711,573 (One Billion, One Hundred
and Fifty One Million, Seven Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Five
hundred and Seventy Three Naira) to acquire chalets 3 and 4, 6 and
9 of the property situate at Plot 100 Tiamiyu Savage Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos in the name of JJ TECHNICAL SERVICE, which
sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds
of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and
you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of
the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and
punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 9
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 23rd April, 2015 and 30th
April, 2015 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did
use an aggregate sum of N200,000,000.00 (Two Hundred Million Naira)
to acquire a property known as No. 44, Osun Crescent, Maitama,
Abuja in the name of MOJI OLADEJI (your elder sister), which sum
you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of
an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and
punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.
COUNT 10
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 23rd April, 2015 and 30th
April, 2015 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did
use an aggregate sum of N270,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Seventy
Million Naira) to acquire a property known as Plot 1504 Yedseram
Street, Maitama, Abuja in the name of SPOTLESS INVESTMENT LIMITED,
which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the
proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of
trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011
(as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same
Act.
COUNT 11
That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE on or about 30th January, 2015
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did procure STILL
EARTH LIMITED to retain in its account with First City Monument
Bank (FCMB), the sum of N132,500,000.00 (One Hundred and Thirty Two
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) for your benefit, which sum
formed part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity, to wit:
gratification which you received from SAMCHASE NIGERIA LIMITED and
you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (c) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and
punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”
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