30 May EFCC arraigns Okorocha over ‘N2.9bn fraud’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rochas Okorocha, former Imo state governor, before a federal high court in Abuja over fraud charges.
The EFCC had, on January 31, filed a 17-count charge against the former Imo governor before a federal high court in Abuja.
According to the EFCC, Okorocha allegedly conspired with others, including a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and five companies to steal N2.9 billion in public funds.
Other defendants listed are Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited.
The senator representing Imo West was forcefully arrested on Tuesday when operatives of the EFCC broke into his Abuja home after a seven-hour siege.
The commission had said the arrest was necessitated by Okorocha’s refusal to attend his trial.
In the court today, Inyang Ekwo, the judge, fixed Tuesday to hear the bail applications of the defendants and ordered that they should remain in EFCC custody, pending the determination of their bail request. The court also fixed November 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 for trial.
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