4.9 billion naira scam: witness claims to have received N30 million from Fani Kayode

A prosecution witness, Idowu Olusegun, in the ongoing trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, told Justice Mohammed Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how he was paid the sum of N30 million for a printing job facilitated by the former minister during the 2015 general election.

Fani-Kayode is standing trial alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited, on a 17-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N4.9billion.

Olusegun, who is the first prosecution witness, told the court that he was contracted to print posters and flyers for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Organization of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 general election.

The witness also told the court he was awarded the contract based on a referral from a man simply identified as Adedayo, who introduced him to one Aderemi Ajidahun, a member of former President Jonathan campaign organisation headed by Fani-Kayode.

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Olusegun further told the court that he was later introduced to one Oke who paid him the sum of N30m in two installments of N6million and N24million for the job.

After much arguments between counsel, the prosecution withdrew the documents.
Justice Aikawa adjourned the matter to November 20, 21 and 22, 2017 for continuation of trial.