EFCC To Arraign Obiano For Alleged ₦4B Fraud
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Unless there is a last-minute change of plans, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to bring charges against the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on Wednesday before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The allegations involve money laundering amounting to N4,008,573,350.
As per a reliable source, the ex-governor is expected to face nine charges. It is alleged that Obiano transferred N4,008,573,350 from security votes to various accounts, converting the money into dollars at different times, and receiving it back in cash.
The lead counsel for the EFCC, Slyvanus Tahir, SAN, will lead a team of eight other lawyers in the trial. Some of the charges include accusations of indirect transfers, through his then principal private secretary, Mr. Willie Nwokoye, from the Anambra State Government Security Vote Account to entities unrelated to the state government's security affairs. The charges cite violations of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.
It is worth noting that the ex-governor was initially arrested at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, on March 17, 2022, as he was about to board a flight to Houston, the United States of America.
Unless there is a last-minute change of plans, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to bring charges against the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on Wednesday before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The allegations involve money laundering amounting to N4,008,573,350.
As per a reliable source, the ex-governor is expected to face nine charges. It is alleged that Obiano transferred N4,008,573,350 from security votes to various accounts, converting the money into dollars at different times, and receiving it back in cash.
The lead counsel for the EFCC, Slyvanus Tahir, SAN, will lead a team of eight other lawyers in the trial. Some of the charges include accusations of indirect transfers, through his then principal private secretary, Mr. Willie Nwokoye, from the Anambra State Government Security Vote Account to entities unrelated to the state government's security affairs. The charges cite violations of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.
It is worth noting that the ex-governor was initially arrested at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, on March 17, 2022, as he was about to board a flight to Houston, the United States of America.
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