The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, arraigned a former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji. and four others on money laundering charges involving N60.85 billion allegedly stolen from the state government.
The defendants were arraigned before trial judge Lilian Abai of the Abia State High Court I Umuahia.
They faced 16 counts of conspiracy, official corruption, stealing and diversion of public funds.
The prosecution alleged in one of the counts that…
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