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APC presidential aspirant Okorocha remanded
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Senator Rochas Okorocha for alleged money laundering.
The EFCC arraigned the APC presidential aspirant for laundering state funds to the tune of N2.9 billion while serving as governor of Imo State.
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 before Justice Inyang Ekwo
They are being charged with 17 counts bordering on money laundry.
Okorocha refused to stand trial, but was hauled in on Tuesday after the EFC invaded hs Abuja home.
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.
Justice Ekwo ruled that Okorocha and other defendants should be remanded in the EFCC custody and adjourned till Tuesday for the hearing of bail application.
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