Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo state, was brought to the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Monday morning for arraignment on fraud charges.
The EFCC had filed a 17-count charge against the former governor of Imo before a federal high court in Abuja on January 31, according to reports.
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As of 9 a.m., the courtroom was already half-full, with several more people waiting for the proceedings to begin.
Okorocha, a presidential candidate for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023, was arrested last Tuesday after EFCC agents broke into his Abuja home after a seven-hour siege.
The politician will be arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo, who currently represents the Imo West senatorial district in the National Assembly.