Ayodele Fayose Charged With N1.3bn Fraud And Moved To Lagos

Ayodele Fayose is allegedly going to be moved from Abuja to Lagos today ahead of his trial at federal high court on Monday, 22nd of October 2018.

According to the Nations, EFCC filed corruption charges against the ex governor of Ekiti state and his hotel, spotless investment limited.

It is alleged that the ex governor received a sum of about N1.3bn, a fund that formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), the then National Security Adviser.

The sum was said to have been received on behalf of Ayodele Fayose by his aide, Abiodun Agbele who collected the money from Musiliu Obanikoro who is the former minister of state for defense in June 2014.

As reported by the EFCC, officials of Zenith Bank arrived at the Akure Airport tarmac in a bullion van to convey all the cash to the bank’s vault located at 13, Alagbaka Estate, Akure. .

Evidence standing against Fayose are said to be bank tellers his aide, Agbele gave as bank instructions for the money to be paid into Fayose’s Zenith Bank Account in different times which extended after the elections.

According to the commission, Agbele directed the bank to pay N137m into the account of Fayose with number 1003126654 and Bank Verification Number 22338867502. .

The bank teller dated June 26, 2014, was filled by Agbele with teller number 0556814. Agbele also allegedly directed the bank to transfer N118, 760,000 to the same account and paid in N50m cash into Fayose’s account. .

The commission said on April 7, 2015, Fayose personally moved N300m to his fixed deposit account at Zenith Bank with number 9013074033. .
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According to EFCC, on the instruction of Fayose, Agbele deposited N100m to the account of Spotless Investment Limited, a hotel which is owned by Fayose and his wife, Olayemi.
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Fayose allegedly used part of the money to buy houses in Abuja and Lagos. The houses have since been seized while his bank accounts with a balance of N380m have been frozen.