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Court remands former minister over $6b power project fraud

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, in Kuje Correctional centre over corruption allegations.

Agunloye was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly misappropriating $6 billion meant for the Mambilla Hydropower Project.

Agunloye pleaded not guilty to the charges read against him.

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The judge, however, ordered that he be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, pending when the bail would be granted.

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