The anti-graft agency will arraign Obiano over alleged money laundering to the tune of N4,008,573,350 belonging to the Anambra State government while he was in office.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has concluded its investigations and is set to arraign former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged fraud.

The anti-graft agency will arraign Obiano over alleged money laundering to the tune of N4,008,573,350 belonging to the Anambra State government while he was in office.

SaharaReporters reported in March 17, 2022 that former Governor Obiano was arrested at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, as he was preparing to board a flight to Houston, the United States of America.

EFCC had announced that his arrest took place at about 8.30pm, noting that he had been on EFCC’s watch list for some time over corruption allegations.
“Obiano was arrested for alleged misappropriation of public funds, including N5 billion Sure-P and N37 billion security vote which was withdrawn in cash. Part of the funds was also allegedly diverted to finance political activities in the state,” EFCC had said then.

However, a charge filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja sighted by Leadership Newspaper, showed that the EFCC would be prosecuting the former governor on nine-count charges bordering on illegal withdrawal of security vote and money laundering.

According to the court documents, Slyvanus Tahir, SAN, will lead eight other lawyers in the trial of the former governor.
In the court documents, EFCC accused Obiano unlawfully moving N4,008,573,350 from security votes into different accounts, through which it was converted into dollars and returned to him in cash.

credit: Sahara reporters