Former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano was on Wednesday morning, January 24th, 2024 dragged into Courtroom 5 of the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N4 billion fraud.
However, Obiano, at the court session, denied the N4 billion corruption charges brought against him by the anti-graft agency.
The former governor, pleaded not guilty to all the 9 count charges preferred against him by the EFCC when read to him at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Be that as it may, the trial Judge, Inyang Edem Ekwo, rejected the request by the EFCC to remand Obiano at Kuje Prison for his trial.
Justice Ekwo adopted the administrative bail granted Obiano by EFCC to permit him to go home from where he will present himself for trial at any adjourned date.
Justice Ekwo said there was no need or basis to impose other bail conditions on the former governor since he did not breach the one by the anti-graft agency.
The Judge has now fixed March 4, 5, 6 and 7 to resume trial.
The alleged money laundering is to the tune of N4,008,573,350.
Obiano was said to have moved the amount from security votes into different accounts.
