Alleged fraud: Court remands Agunloye in Kuje Prison

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Olu Agunloye, former Minister of Power and Steel, in the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the former minister over allegations of fraud in the Mambilla Power Project.

He was remanded at the Kuje Correctional Center by trial Justice Donatus Okorowo after he was docked before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged complicity in fraud.

Agunloye, who had also served as a Minister of State for Defence, was brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge.

However, the judge ordered that he be remanded in the correctional centre, pending the determination of his bail application.