JUST IN!! EFCC Files N2.9Bn Fraud Charges Against Okorocha Hours After Declaring To Run For President

The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee has filed N2.9 billion fraud prices towards former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.

That is coming hours after the previous governor formally declared his presidential bid for 2023.

Okorocha was charged alongside Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali Worldwide Restricted, Excellent End Multi Initiatives Restricted, Consolid Initiatives Consulting Restricted, Pramif Worldwide Restricted, and Legend World Ideas Restricted.

Within the 17 counts filed on Monday on the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja, EFCC alleged that they conspired to steal N2.9 billion public funds.

Okorocha was in April 2019 grilled by EFCC for 2 days over alleged monetary fraud.

Additionally in August 2019, EFCC grilled the senator after tracing some properties to him, together with residential estates, faculties, and purchasing malls.

Among the many sealed property and investments traced to Okorocha in July 2019 had been Rochas Basis School, Owerri, East Excessive Main and Secondary college, Owerri which belonged to Okorocha’s first daughter, Uloma Nwosu, and All-In Grocery store, Owerri, Imo State.

Within the run-up to the final basic elections, the EFCC had positioned Okorocha beneath investigation for allegedly withdrawing over N1bn from the state authorities coffers to assist the marketing campaign actions of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, in the course of the governorship polls in Imo state.

The fee additionally arrested the state Accountant-Common, Uzoho Casmir, for allegedly aiding Okorocha to withdraw the funds.

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