Breaking: Court Acquits Fayose, Declares Money Laundering Charges Against Him As A No Case

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose 

A federal high court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, of money laundering and fraud allegations.

Ruling on a no-case submission on Tuesday, Chukwujekwu Aneke, the presiding judge, held that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against him to warrant further defence.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned Fayose and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, on an 11-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N6.9 billion allegedly committed when he was the governor.

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