Okorocha arraigned, remanded in EFCC custody

Owelle Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo State, was on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and he pleaded not guilty to the N2.9 billion corruption charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Okorocha was slammed with 17-counts, as he was accused of diverting N2.9 billion from Imo State government House Accounts and that of Imo State Local Government Joint accounts to private companies. The alleged offence was said to have been perpetrated by Okorocha and one Anyim…

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