The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has named 22
witnesses to testify against former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose.
EFCC had transferred Fayose from their Abuja office to Lagos, in
order for him to be arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in
Lagos on Monday.
The EFCC charged the former Governor on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering.
EFCC named Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Alex Otti, as well as the Group
Managing Director of Diamond Bank amongst others as key witnesses.
Some of the charges against Fayose read in part, 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.
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.
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.
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 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.