A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Tuesday to hear the bail application filed by Sen. Rochas Okorocha.
Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel for Okorocha, Okey Amaechi, SAN, told the court that a bail application had been filed on behalf of his client, following his non-guilty plea.
The senator’s bail request is expected to be taken alongside his co-defendant, Anyim Nyerere Chinenye’s bail plea, who also filed the motion through his lawyer, Darlington Onwunzurumba.
EFCC arraigns Okorocha, others over alleged N2.9bn money laundering
After the matter was called, counsel for the EFCC, Gbolahan Latona, informed that a 17-count charge, dated Jan. 24 and filed Jan. 31, was before the court.
He prayed the court for the counts to be read to the defendants so they could take their plea.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okorocha is the current senator representing Imo West Senatorial District.
The lawmaker, who is the 1st defendant, was arraigned alongside Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited as 2nd to 7th defendants respectively.
He was alleged to have laundered funds to the tune of N2.9 billion while serving as governor of Imo.
Shortly after the counts were read to the duo, Okorocha and Chinenye pleaded not guilty.
