{"id":10096,"date":"2016-07-15T21:19:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T21:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10096"},"modified":"2016-07-15T21:19:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T21:19:26","slug":"breaking-efcc-releases-fani-kayode-from-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10096","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: EFCC releases Fani-Kayode from detention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9358&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Embattled former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Friday released after more than two months in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, his media adviser said.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Ndukwe told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Fani-Kayode was released today, <a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Femi-fani-kayode-EFCC.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10097\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10097\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Femi-fani-kayode-EFCC-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"Femi-fani-kayode-EFCC\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Femi-fani-kayode-EFCC-300x162.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Femi-fani-kayode-EFCC.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Friday evening, and that he was likely to travel from Lagos where he was held, to Abuja later tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, he\u2019d confirmed to me that he\u2019d been released,\u201d Mr. Ndukwe said in a brief telephone exchange at 7:13 p.m. \u201cIt\u2019s still possible he might come to Abuja tonight if he\u2019s able to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Fani-Kayode had been in detention since his arrest on May 9, 2016, in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He was later transferred to Lagos where the EFCC slammed a 17-count charge on him, accusing the former minister of misappropriating government money.<\/p>\n<p>After weeks in detention, Mr. Fani-Kayode was granted a N250 million bail on July 4, but he was still kept in custody pending his meeting the requirements for his bail.<\/p>\n<p>A former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, and a man, Danjuma Yusuf, who were charged alongside Mr. Fani-Kayode, were also given similar bail conditions.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear whether the two had met their bail conditions.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embattled former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Friday released after more than two months in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, his media adviser said. 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