EFCC Re-arraigns Chimaobi and Chinedu for N78.3M Theft

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned Blessing Onyinaya Chimaobi and Uzofor Benson Chinedu before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N78,347,100. The re-arraignment occurred on a date not specified in the article, with the defendants facing 20 counts of conspiracy, stealing, and retention of proceeds of criminal conduct.

They were initially arraigned on February 7, 2024, on a three-count charge, which was later amended to 20 counts. The first count alleges that Chimaobi, Chinedu, and an individual named Olisa Charles (who is at large) conspired to defraud Christopher Onuigbo of the stated amount in 2023.

Another count accuses them of dishonestly converting the same amount, which belonged to Onuigbo, from 2018 to 2023. Both defendants pleaded not guilty, and the prosecution counsel, T.J.

Banjo, requested the court to revoke their bail and remand them in a correctional facility. The court adjourned the trial to February 10, 11, 16, and 17, 2027.