The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a presidential aspirant and former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.
He was granted bail today by Justice Inyang Ekwo in the sum of N500 million and a surety in like sum.
Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order while ruling on the bail application filed by Okorocha who currently represents Imo West senatorial district in the National Assembly.
The former governor is being tried on a 17-count charge to the tune of N2.9 billion filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .
He was accused of conspiring with others, including a member of the All Progressives Congress and five companies to steal from public coffers, although he has since denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embattled former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the invasion of his residence by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission illegal and unconstitutional.
Okorocha, who is the lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, also demanded N1 billion damages from the Federal Government for the May 24, 2022 invasion of his Abuja residence.
The EFCC and Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, were listed as first and second respondents at the fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Dr. Mike Ozekhome .
With the engagement of the services of Ozekhome, Okorocha now has five Senior Advocates of Nigeria to defend him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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