The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is poised to arraign former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, January 24. The charges allege money laundering to the tune of N4,008,573,350, accusing Obiano of transferring funds from security votes into various accounts.
The prosecution, led by EFCC counsel Slyvanus Tahir, SAN, lists nine charges, detailing transactions involving N156,800 and N261,268,585. Obiano was first arrested in March 2022, post his gubernatorial term, losing immunity, and has been under EFCC scrutiny for alleged misappropriation of public funds, including N5 billion Sure-P and N37 billion security vote.
