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Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has been remanded under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Okorocha was arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday.
He was arraigned alongside Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited as 2nd to 7th defendants respectively.
Okorocha, who is the 1st defendant, and the other defendants were arraigned on allegations bordering on money laundering charges. They are being arraigned on 17 counts.
Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, had on Friday approached the court on a liberal terms but the request was turned down by the court
He was alleged to have laundered funds to the tune of N2.9 billion while serving as governor of Imo.
Details shortly…