Breaking: Stella Oduah Arraigned Over Alleged N5 Billion Fraud
- Nigeria's anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned a top politician from Anambra state, southeast Nigeria, Stella Oduah
- Oduah was arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on a 25-count charge bordering majorly on fraud
- Oduah, who served as aviation minister from 2011 to 2014, is facing trial over an allegation that she laundered public funds to the tune of about 7.9 billion naira, in connivance with eight others
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FCT, Abuja - Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, her ex-aide, Gloria Odita, and seven others were on Friday, July 21, arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over fraud-related offences.
They are charged with conspiracy, money laundering, and maintaining anonymous accounts with First Bank Plc with about N5 billion involved, The Nation reported.
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Alleged N5bn fraud: Stella Oduah, co-accused plead not guilty
The 25-count charge was read to them by an official of the court.
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They pleaded not guilty to some of the counts read.
Subsequently, Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the case till Tuesday, October 17, for trial, according to Vanguard newspaper.
FG sues ex-Aviation minister Stella Oduah, reasons revealed
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng earlier reported that the federal government slammed an eight-count charge against Oduah at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The former Anambra North lawmaker is being accused of falsely claiming to have lost her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate, among other alleged offences.
The charge was filed on June 26, 2023, at the Abuja Judicial Division by Ochugwu Ogbeh Esq. and Ibrahim Mohammed Esq. of the Legal and Prosecution Department of the EFCC in Benin, Edo state, according to court documents.
Stella Oduah: Drama as EFCC denies own lawyer in court, gives reason
Legit.ng also reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) denied its lawyer, Ibrahim Mohammed, who filed a fresh charge against Stella Oduah, the former minister of Aviation, in the name of the anti-graft agency.
On Tuesday, July 18, H. A Okonofua, a lawyer to the EFCC, informed a federal high court in Abuja that the anti-graft agency knows nothing about the prosecution of Oduah by Mohammed, the sole defendant.
Source: Legit.ng
