The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday arraigned Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, over alleged fraud involving $385,000 and ₦165,438,000.
Edetanle faces an eight-count charge, including money laundering, abuse of office, and unlawful enrichment by a public official.
The alleged offences reportedly violate Sections 332(1) and 332(3), Section 73(1), and Section 82(c) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Upon reading of the charges, the defendant pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Abba Muhammad, SAN, representing the prosecution, urged the court to set a trial date and remand Edetanle in a correctional facility pending trial.