Former INEC chair Maurice Iwu arraigned on fraud charges

Former Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission Professor Maurice Iwu

(New Telegraph)

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Maurice Iwu, was on Thursday arraigned for an alleged fraud of N1.23 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Iwu was arraigned on four counts before the Federal High Court in Lagos.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

While adjourning till Friday to take his bail application, Justice Chuka Obiozor ordered that Iwu be remanded in the custody of the EFCC.

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