He also said the vessel, the convicted sailors and the nine Nigerians were arrested on October 13, 2021, at the Apapa port in Lagos.
EFCC alleged that they engaged in this foreign exchange without going through the official foreign exchange market authorised by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The judge noted that Mr Fani-Kayode appeared last for the trial on November 4, 2022.
Mr Nwagu said that the defendant was arrested during the outward clearance of passengers on a Turkish airline flight to Italy.
Justice Daniel Osiagor ordered that they should be remanded in the custody of the NDLEA , after their plea was taken.
Mr Obi’s supporters had fixed Friday, October 1, 2022, for the rally to draw support for their preferred candidate.
Mr Fani-Kayode is charged alongside former minister Nenadi Usman, former ALGON chairman Yusuf Danjuma, and others.
