Alleged N5bn Fraud: Court Fixes Date For Oduah's Arraignment
AFNews Reporter
Oct 12, 2022
The Federal High Court has fixed February 13, 2023, for the arraignment of a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah.
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The ex-minister is facing trial for alleged money laundering of N5 billion including 25 counts of money fraud.
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Oduah is being prosecuted alongside Gloria Odita, Nwobu Emmanuel Nnamdi, Chukuma Irene Chinyere, Global Offshore and Marine Limited, Crystal Television Limited, Sobora International Limited and the China Civil Engineering Construction Company Limited.
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Hearing on the case had been stalled about six times, first by the absence of the first defendant, and later by the letter from the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, seeking to have the case file.
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However, the Counsel to the prosecution and Senior of Nigeria, Mister Hassan Liman, told the Court presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo that he has received a letter from the office of the Attorney General, requesting the trial proceeds, as the investigation had been concluded.
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He said all other parties in the suit had also been served the letter, indicating readiness to begin the case.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will present 32 witnesses during the trial.
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— AFNews Reporter