EFCC arraigns Nigeria's Former Head of Service, Steve Oronsaye

Nigeria's anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a former Head of Service of the Federal Government, Stephen Oronsaye, for fraud and money laundering charges before justice Gabriel Kolawole of the federal high court，Abuja.

Oronsaye，Osarenkhoe Afe，and Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina now at large，pleaded not guilty to the 24 count charges brought against them....


The EFCC is accusing them of committing procurement fraud in 2010 illegally withdrawing monies to the tune of 1.2billion Naira from the Federal Government’s account, for a “biometric data capturing project.”

The prosecution requested for a trial date disclosing that they had eighteen witnesses. It also wants the accused persons， remanded pending their trial。

The offences, allegedly committed while Oronsaye was Head of Service of the Federal Government, were said to be contrary to provisions of section 14(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and section 1(1) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and other related offences Act.
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