{"id":64189,"date":"2018-10-22T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=64189"},"modified":"2018-10-22T16:08:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T15:08:01","slug":"fayose-loses-bid-to-get-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/fayose-loses-bid-to-get-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Fayose Loses Bid To Get Bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has lost out in his bid to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">be granted bail by the federal high court in Lagos.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">On Monday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Fayose on an 11-count charge bordering on abuse of office.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The charges against Fayose were stealing, receiving money from Musiliu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Obanikoro, a former minister, criminal breach of trust, illegal<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">acquisition of property in Abuja and Lagos and illegally acquiring<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">property in the name of his sister in Abuja, among others.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Fayose pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Subsequently, Kanu Agabi, his counsel, filed a bail application on behalf<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">of his client but Mojisola Olatoregun, the presiding judge, said the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">application would be considered later since he is entitled to bail.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">She ordered that Fayose should remain in EFCC custody till Wednesday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The former governor had walked into the head office of the commission in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Abuja on Tuesday and has been in custody since then.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He was flown to Lagos on Sunday and brought to the court amid heavy<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">security presence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">While in court, TheCable overheard Fayose saying: \u201cThis is just like a<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">magistrate\u2019s court. Why did they bring me here?\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Fayose refused to speak with reporters while he was escorted out of the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">court by EFCC officials and armed policemen.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Many of his supporters trooped to the court but could not gain access.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">However, Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, who is an ally of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the ex-governor, was in court.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In an interview with TheCable, Fani-Kayode vowed to stand with Fayose in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">his trying moment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has lost out in his bid to be granted bail by the federal high court in Lagos. 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