N3.1bn fraud allegation: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam

N3.1bn fraud allegation: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam - The Great Case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, re-arraigned former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, on a nine-count charge bordering on money laundering at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Suswam, a serving senator, was re-arraigned before Justice Okon Abang alongside Omadachi Oklobia, who was Commissioner for Finance in Benue State when he was governor.

The duo pleaded not guilty to all charges and were granted bail based on terms earlier granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed after they were arraigned before him in 2015.

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