A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has dismissed a case preferred against former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Yusuf Halilu held that similar fraud charges filed by the anti-corruption body against the former governor favoured Okorocha in an earlier judgement. The EFCC had accused Okorocha of committing fraud while in office as the governor of Imo State between 2011 and 2019.
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, discharged former Governor of Imo, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, of N2.9 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The judge struck out the charges against Mr Okorocha and others for contravening section 105 (3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, which gives the Attorney-General of the Federation, the power to recall a case.