Just when APC thinks its troubles are over, its Edo Guber candidate Pasto Osagie Ize-Iyamu has been arraigned before the Federal High Court, Benin City today over an alleged N700 million fraud case.
The Nigerian anti-graft agency EFCC had arraigned Ize-Iyamu and four others are being arraigned on an eight-count charge of money laundering of N700 million which was deployed to conduct illegal proceedings against the 2015 general elections.
In the suit marked FHC/BE21C/ 2016, EFCC alleged that Ize-Iyamu and his accused accomplices collected the public funds for the polls, as contrary to Section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended by the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3)of the same Act. Read also:Â Court Strikes Out Gov. Obaseki’s Certificate Forgery Suit
The other four accused persons are Lucky Imasuen, former deputy governor of Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, PDP chairman in Edo State; Tony Aziegbemi, and Efe Erimuoghae. Photos Credit: Getty
Photos Credit: Getty
