The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on a nine-count money laundering charge.
Obiano, who was arraigned on Wednesday, Jan. 24, before trial Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him.
He was subsequently allowed to go home based on the terms of an administrative bail the anti-graft agency earlier granted to him.
Terms of the conditions included the seizure of his international passport, even as he was warned not to travel outside the country without the permission of the court.
The court also directed the EFCC to forward details of those who stood as Obiano’s surety.
The case has been adjourned till March 4 for the commencement of his trial.
Recall that the former governor was first arrested at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, on March 17, 2022, as he was preparing to board a flight to Houston, the United States of America.
The arrest took place a few hours after he left office as governor.
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