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Embattled former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the determination of his bail application.
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the order for his remand on Monday.
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a close friend of the ex-governor, Anyim Chinenye, will also be joining Okorocha in the EFCC custody.
Okorocha, Chinenye and five companies were arraigned on 17 counts of money laundering filed by the EFCC.
Ekwo adjourned the hearing of the bail applications by Okorocha and Chinenye till Tuesday.