Willie Obiano, the former Governor of Anambra, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja after facing a nine-count charge of allegedly laundering approximately N4 billion.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Willie Obiano, the ex-governor of Anambra state, accusing him of involvement in a N4 billion fraud.
The former governor appeared Judge Inyang Ekwo at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday.
The anti-graft agency accused Obiano on nine counts of alleged N4 billion money laundering during his time as governor of the South-East state from March 2014 to March 2022.
Meanwhile, the ex-governor denied the money laundering charges against him by pleading not guilty.
Sylvanus Tahir, the counsel for the EFCC, asked the court to detain Obiano in the custody of the anti-graft agency.
However, judge Ekwo granted the former governor bail and adjourned the case till March 4 for the commencement of trial.