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EFCC to Appeal Court’s Acquittal of Fayose in ₦6.9bn Fraud Case

In a statement shared via its official X handle on Wednesday, July 16, the anti-graft agency confirmed it was reviewing the judgement delivered by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke and preparing to challenge it in court.


“The Commission wishes to state that it is already studying the ruling and preparing for an appeal,” the EFCC said.


Fayose, alongside his company, Spotless Investment Limited, had been re-arraigned on July 2, 2019, on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering and stealing. The case, initially filed in 2018 before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, was later reassigned to Justice Aneke.


Delivering his ruling, Justice Aneke upheld a no-case submission filed by Fayose’s counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), and discharged both defendants, citing the prosecution’s failure to establish a prima facie case.

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