{"id":35334,"date":"2022-02-22T11:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=35334"},"modified":"2022-02-22T11:53:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:53:37","slug":"alleged-n2-9m-fraud-efcc-ensures-okorocha-others-appear-in-court-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=35334","title":{"rendered":"Alleged  N2.9m Fraud: EFCC Ensures Okorocha, Others Appear In Court Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite antics being employed by a former governor of Imo State and Senator Representing Orlu zone, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to evade prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has ensure he will be arranged today before the federal High Court in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okorocha will be arranged over complicity in a N2.9billion fraud EFCC had a fortnight ago revealed about the prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former&nbsp; Imo State Governor, Anayo Rochas Okorocha from what&nbsp;<em>Trumpeta<\/em>&nbsp;learnt, will on Tuesday, February 22 be arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on corruption charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okorocha, currently a serving Senator, will be put on trial by the Federal Government on 17-count charges involving criminal diversion of public funds running into billions of naira and properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the charges sighted dated January 24, 2022, signed by one A.O Ikota indicates that all necessary steps including service of the charges on Okorocha and other defendants in compliance involving criminal diversion of public funds running into billions of naira and properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The charges sighted by our correspondent and dated January 24, 2022, was signed by one A.O Ikota on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes 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