The
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
Ibrahim Magu, has reacted to a video of Ayodele Fayose, dancing on a
cruise ship while on a “medical trip” abroad.
The special
assistant on media and publicity to Mr Magu, Tony Amokeodo, on Thursday
in a telephone interview said the commission is only
prosecuting the former governor, not persecuting him.
He added
that since Mr Fayose’s trial is still on, the EFCC can only wait till he
returns on the next adjourned date for the continuation of his trail.
”We
are not going to react to that video (on) the grounds that the EFCC is
prosecuting him, not persecuting him,” Mr Amokeodo said.
”Besides,
the court granted him permission to travel abroad for medical
attention. We are of the opinion that the former governor would have to
be in court and that his trial is on course. And we will definitely meet
him on the next adjourned date.
Mr Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, is currently being prosecuted for a N2.2 billion fraud by the EFCC.
He
was seen in a recent viral video dancing Salsa outside Nigeria. The
video was said to have been shot on the Caribbean Islands.
Earlier,
photos of him having a swell time on a beach had circulated on social
media as Nigerians accused him of deceiving the court to travel abroad
for fun rather than medical treatment.
In reaction, Mr Fayose
through is Twitter handle @GovAyoFayose accused those commenting on his
photos and video to mind their business.
He admitted that the video and photos were recent and said that
celebrating the New Year is part of his fundamental human rights.
He said he travelled for medical check-up and was not on admission at the hospital.
”These
“hailers”, when I was on their case, they were crying. Now I’m on my
own lane enjoying my life, they are still crying & sucking. Expect
more so you can cry more. I’m on medical checkup, not admission.
Celebrating New Year is my right, haters can hug transformer,” he said.
Mr
Fayose was in October, alongside his company, Spotless Ltd, charged
with an 11-count charge of receiving cash payment of $5 million from
Musiliu Obanikoro, then minister of state for defence, without going
through any financial institution.
He is being prosecuted at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The
ex-governor was granted permission to travel to South Africa to attend
to his health and is expected to appear in courton January 16, 2020, for
the continuation of his trial.
A norm?
Many corruption
cases in recent years have been stalled over alleged ailments suffered
by the suspects, many of whom the judges allowed to travel abroad for
treatment.
The judges usually act on medical reports presented in court by the defence counsel on behalf of their clients.
The
anti-graft agency, in November, said it was set to prosecute medical
doctors who issue fake medical reports to those undergoing trial for
financial crimes.
A former governor of Abia State, Uzor Kalu, on
December 14, had his bail application, which he filed on health grounds,
rejected.
Mr Kalu, the senator representing Abia North, was
convicted on December 5 and sentenced to 12 years in prison for N7.6
billion fraud.
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The
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
Ibrahim Magu, has reacted to a video of Ayodele Fayose, dancing on a
cruise ship while on a “medical trip” abroad.
The special
assistant on media and publicity to Mr Magu, Tony Amokeodo, on Thursday
in a telephone interview said the commission is only
prosecuting the former governor, not persecuting him.
He added
that since Mr Fayose’s trial is still on, the EFCC can only wait till he
returns on the next adjourned date for the continuation of his trail.
”We
are not going to react to that video (on) the grounds that the EFCC is
prosecuting him, not persecuting him,” Mr Amokeodo said.
”Besides,
the court granted him permission to travel abroad for medical
attention. We are of the opinion that the former governor would have to
be in court and that his trial is on course. And we will definitely meet
him on the next adjourned date.
Mr Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, is currently being prosecuted for a N2.2 billion fraud by the EFCC.
He
was seen in a recent viral video dancing Salsa outside Nigeria. The
video was said to have been shot on the Caribbean Islands.
Earlier,
photos of him having a swell time on a beach had circulated on social
media as Nigerians accused him of deceiving the court to travel abroad
for fun rather than medical treatment.
In reaction, Mr Fayose
through is Twitter handle @GovAyoFayose accused those commenting on his
photos and video to mind their business.
He admitted that the video and photos were recent and said that
celebrating the New Year is part of his fundamental human rights.
He said he travelled for medical check-up and was not on admission at the hospital.
”These
“hailers”, when I was on their case, they were crying. Now I’m on my
own lane enjoying my life, they are still crying & sucking. Expect
more so you can cry more. I’m on medical checkup, not admission.
Celebrating New Year is my right, haters can hug transformer,” he said.
Mr
Fayose was in October, alongside his company, Spotless Ltd, charged
with an 11-count charge of receiving cash payment of $5 million from
Musiliu Obanikoro, then minister of state for defence, without going
through any financial institution.
He is being prosecuted at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The
ex-governor was granted permission to travel to South Africa to attend
to his health and is expected to appear in courton January 16, 2020, for
the continuation of his trial.
A norm?
Many corruption
cases in recent years have been stalled over alleged ailments suffered
by the suspects, many of whom the judges allowed to travel abroad for
treatment.
The judges usually act on medical reports presented in court by the defence counsel on behalf of their clients.
The
anti-graft agency, in November, said it was set to prosecute medical
doctors who issue fake medical reports to those undergoing trial for
financial crimes.
A former governor of Abia State, Uzor Kalu, on
December 14, had his bail application, which he filed on health grounds,
rejected.
Mr Kalu, the senator representing Abia North, was
convicted on December 5 and sentenced to 12 years in prison for N7.6
billion fraud.
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