Former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah has been arraigned before Justice Hamza Muazu, of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on an alleged N5 billion fraud.
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, arraigned Oduah on a five-count charge, bordering on advance fee fraud and conspiracy
In one of the counts, Oduah was accused of obtaining by fraudulent pretences a sum of N2.4 billion through Broad Waters Resources from the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
She was said to have allegedly claimed that the money was the cost of technical supervision.
The alleged fraud was said to have been perpetrated in January 2014.
In another count, Stella Oduah was alleged to have collected N1.6 billion and another N839 million through the same means and contrary to section 8 of the Advance Fee Fraud.
The former minister, who was arraigned alongside Gloria Odita, however, denied the charges along with her co-defendant.
The trial judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, admitted her to bail on self-recognition but ordered that she must deposit her travelling passport with the court and must not travel out of the country without permission of the court.
Her counsel was Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), while Wale Balogun (SAN) stood for Gloria Odita.
Oduah is being arraigned for the second time by the Federal Government to face official corruption charges after the withdrawal of the first charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja
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