A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Donatus Okorowo has ordered that former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr Olu Agunloye, be remanded in Kuje Correctional Center pending when his bail application would be granted.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday dragged Agunloye before Justice Donatus Okorowo over allegations of fraud.
Mr Agunloye pleaded not guilty to the charges read against him.
The Judge ordered that he be remanded in Kuje Correctional Center, pending when the bail would be granted.
The EFCC in December 2023, declared Agunloye wanted on an alleged case of forgery and corruption. In a communique shared by the Commission on X and its website, the former minister’s image was displayed with a message urging the public to provide information that could lead to his arrest.
