A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the arrest of the Former Governor of Enugu state, Chimaroke Nnamani.
Presiding Justice, Chuka Obiozor, who issued the bench warrant for the arrest of Mr. Nnamani said it was because Mr. Nnamani’s lawyer, Shamsudeen Abubakar, failed to give reasonable evidence as to why the ex-Governor was absent in court today.
Nnamani is being prosecuted for alleged money laundering to the tune of N4.5 billion, an offense he committed during his tenure as Governor of Enugu State between 1999 and 2007.
He was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The court also ordered the arrest of the aide, Mr Anyaogu.
Justice Obiozor ordered the arrest of the former governor after rejecting photographs presented to the court by Mr. Nnamani’s lawyer who claimed his client had undergone a…
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