Stella Oduah, 8 others plead not guilty over alleged N5bn fraud

Sen. Stella Oduah, a former minister of aviation, and others on Friday entered a not guilty plea to a N5 billion fraud accusation brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The EFCC presented Oduah and eight other defendants for trial before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court of Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had reported on Monday that Justice Ekwo had set the date after an attorney for the EFCC, Hassan Liman SAN, asked the court to permit the defendants to enter a plea after the charge against them was brought against them on December 17, 2020.

The former legislator, who served as the 9th National Assembly’s senator for Anambra North, was joined in court by Gloria Odita, Nwosu Emmanuel Nnamdi, and Chukwuma Irene Chinyere.

Crystal Television Ltd., Sobora International Ltd., Global Offshore and Marine Ltd., and other companies are among the others.

Oduah was charged with financial mismanagement and fraud totaling N5 billion while she was a minister under the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

They are charged with conspiracy, money laundering, and maintaining secret bank accounts with a commercial bank in the 25-count charge with the marking: FHC/ABJ/CR/316/2020.

At the time this story was filed, the trial was still going on.

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