The former minister of Aviation, Mr Fani Kayode and the former minister of State for Finance Senator Nenadi Usman are being trialed for allegedly stealing and laundering N4.9bn in a Federal High court in Lagos,the accusation both has pleaded not guilty of.
The defendants, through their lawyers has also challenged the jurisdiction of the court. Senator Usman,during Wednessday proceeding asked the court to grant her permission to travel abroad in order to receive treatment for breast cancer. The senator said, her doctors had advise that she receives further treatment to avoid a relapse, having had an earlier surgery.
The EFCC, however has asked the court through their lawyers not to grant Senator Usman's request to travel since there was an application challenging the court's jurisdiction. The EFCC'S lawyer said if the Senator wants leave, the application challenging the court's jurisdiction should be withdrawn.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Disclaimer: Comments found here are entirely the opinions of the writers and does not reflect the views or opinions of Ify Arowojolu.