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EFCC Arraigns NBA President, Paul Usoro, For Alleged N1.4bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, arraigned the President, Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro, SAN, before Justice M.S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a 10- count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N1,410,000,000,000.00( One Billion, Four Hundred and Ten Million Naira). The defendant was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, December 10, 2018. However, the arraignment was stalled due to the unavailability of the defendant to be served the charge. At the last adjourned sitting, th…