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Alleged Money Laundering:EFCC arraigns former Lagos Attorney General, Supo Shasore

A former Attorney General of Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court Lagos.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him on a four-count charge of money laundering.

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Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke had fixed today for the arraignment. Shasore pleaded not guilty to all counts.

He is accused of inducing one Olufolakemi Adelore to accept $100,000 cash without going through a bank.

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Shasore also allegedly gave $100,000 cash to one Ikechukwu Oguine without using a financial institution.

The duo were lawyers for the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

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The alleged offenses committed on or about November 18, 2014 contravene sections 78(c), 1(a) and 16(1)(d) and 18(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended).

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