Senator Stella Oduah, the former Minister of Aviation, was charged with N5 billion corruption by the Federal Government on Wednesday in the Federal Capital Territory High Court.
Prince Lateef Fagbemi, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, tried her on five counts of advance fee fraud and conspiracy.
In one of the counts, Stella Oduah was charged with collecting N2.4 billion from the Federal Ministry of Aviation through Broad Waters Resources under false pretenses.
It was alleged that she made a false representation that the funds were for technical oversight.
It was claimed that the fraud was committed in January 2014.
Stella Oduah was accused in another count of violating Section 8 of the Advance Fee Fraud Act by allegedly collecting N1.6 billion and an additional N839 million using the same methods.
However, the former minister, who was docked with another accused individual, refuted the accusations.
She was granted bail on self-recognition by Justice Hamza Muazu, who also mandated that she deposit her travel passport with the court and refrain from leaving Nigeria without the court’s approval.
Legal celebrity During the arraignment, the former minister was represented by Onyechi Ikpeazu.
