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Nigeria: Borishade, Fani-Kayode, Iyayi Docked
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Vanguard (Lagos)
3 July 2008
Posted to the web 3 July 2008
Ise-Oluwa Ige and Ikechukwu Nnochiri
Lagos
THE two detained former Ministers of Aviation - Prof Babalola Borishade and Chief Femi Fani-Kayode- were yesterday slammed with a five-count charge of criminal conspiracy, breach of official trust, breach of trust, forgery and misappropriation of N19.5 billion public fund meant for intervention in the aviation industry, at an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court.
Charged with them was former Managing Director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Authority (NAMA), Captain Rowland Iyayi. Their oral applications for bail were also refused by the chief magistrate.
They were all arrested at the National Assembly on Monday moments after testifying before the Senate Committee on Aviation.
The five charges preferred against them were contained in the First Information Report (FIR) filed by one Steve Ehi Odiase. Odiase is a Senior Detective Superintendent with the EFCC.
Chief Magistrate Lamido Mohammed Kabir, in a ruling, which took no cognizance of the lengthy legal arguments made before him, said he was unable to accede to their requests for bail because there were conflicting facts presented by the prosecution (EFCC) on the one hand and the accused applicants on the other, on the issue of bail.
He said such conflicts were better resolved by way of affidavit.
He consequently ordered that all the accused persons be remanded in EFCC custody till tomorrow when they are expected to have filed their formal motions for bail.
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He said all the counsel appearing in the case should also make available all the authorities cited by them to him to enable him write a well informed ruling.
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