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EFCC Re-arraigns Atiku's Lawyer, Son for $2m Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office, today, October 15, 2019 re-arraigned a lawyer to the former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, Uyiekpen Osagie-Giwa and his son, Erhunse Giwa-Osagie before Justice Chuka Austine Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on a three-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of $2, 000, 000 (Two million United States Dollars). The duo was first arraigned before Justice Nicholas Oweibo for the same charges on the 14th of August, 201…