CRIME NEWS: Former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani to be re-arraigned for alleged N5 billion fraud

 

MYNATION NEWS – Latest news have it as ten years after he was first arraigned before a federal judge over a multi-billion naira money laundering suit, a former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, will be re-arraigned before Justice Chuka Obiozor of a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court.
The re-arraignment, earlier scheduled for Thursday, was moved to December 4 due to the absence of both the prosecutor, Kelvin Uzozie, and Mr. Nnamani who was said to be out of the country.
Mr. Nnamani, who was governor of Enugu State between 1999 and 2007, is facing a 10-count charge of laundering N5.3 billion instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The former governor was first arraigned before Justice Abubakar Tijani in 2007 alongside Sunday Anyaogu, his aide; Rainbownet (Nig) Ltd; Hillgate (Nig) Ltd; Cosmo FM; Capital City Automobile (Nig) Ltd; Renaissance University Teaching Hospital; and Mea Mater Elizabeth High School.
On Thursday, M. Bamidele, a lawyer from Rickey Tafa Chambers announced appearance for Mr. Nnamani but said his client was out of the country.