Alleged N2.2bn Fraud: Court Grants Fayose Leave To Travel Abroad

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday has granted
permission to former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose who is
standing trial on alleged N2.2bn money laundering, to travel abroad
for further medical treatment.

Fayose is standing trial on 11 count charge bordering on money
laundering and conspiracy into the tune of N2.2bn by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC.

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Monday granted Fayose permission
following an application by Fayose’s counsel, Ola Olanipekun
(SAN).

Fayose had through his counsel, sought an order of the court
granting him leave “to travel outside Nigeria for further medical
examination, diagnosis, treatment and therapeutics, as exigency of
his health demands , on dates which shall not coincide with or
obstruct ant date of the trial in this case.”

He also sought an order that his international passport, which
was deposited with the Registrar of the Court as part of the
conditions for bail granted should be released to him and returned
to the court  upon return from the trip.

The application was not opposed by the EFCC. 

In granting the application as contained in the Motion on Notice
dated February 5, 2021, and moved today by Sunday Olowolafe, the
Court insisted that Fayose must be in Court on March 18 and 19,
2021,  the next adjourned date.

Fayose is standing trial for alleged  N2.2 billion
fraud.

After stunning Nigerians by surrendering himself to the EFCC on
October 16, 2018, Fayose  was first arraigned on October 22,
2018, on 11 counts before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun.

He was arraigned alongside his company, Spotless Investment
Ltd.

The former governor was re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu
Aneke on July 2, 2019, after the case was withdrawn from
Olatoregun, following EFCC’s petition.

He also pleaded not guilty before Aneke and was allowed to
continue on the bail earlier granted, while the case was adjourned
for trial.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday has granted
permission to former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose who is
standing trial on alleged N2.2bn money laundering, to travel abroad
for further medical treatment.

Fayose is standing trial on 11 count charge bordering on money
laundering and conspiracy into the tune of N2.2bn by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC.

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Monday granted Fayose permission
following an application by Fayose’s counsel, Ola Olanipekun
(SAN).

Fayose had through his counsel, sought an order of the court
granting him leave “to travel outside Nigeria for further medical
examination, diagnosis, treatment and therapeutics, as exigency of
his health demands , on dates which shall not coincide with or
obstruct ant date of the trial in this case.”

He also sought an order that his international passport, which
was deposited with the Registrar of the Court as part of the
conditions for bail granted should be released to him and returned
to the court  upon return from the trip.

The application was not opposed by the EFCC. 

In granting the application as contained in the Motion on Notice
dated February 5, 2021, and moved today by Sunday Olowolafe, the
Court insisted that Fayose must be in Court on March 18 and 19,
2021,  the next adjourned date.

Fayose is standing trial for alleged  N2.2 billion
fraud.

After stunning Nigerians by surrendering himself to the EFCC on
October 16, 2018, Fayose  was first arraigned on October 22,
2018, on 11 counts before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun.

He was arraigned alongside his company, Spotless Investment
Ltd.

The former governor was re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu
Aneke on July 2, 2019, after the case was withdrawn from
Olatoregun, following EFCC’s petition.

He also pleaded not guilty before Aneke and was allowed to
continue on the bail earlier granted, while the case was adjourned
for trial.