Justice P.I Adjokwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin-City has remanded former PDP governorship candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and four others in prison over alleged fraud.
Others remanded in prison alongside him are Chief Dan Orbih, a former Deputy Governor, Mr, Lucky Imasuen, a former member of the House of Representatives, Tony Azegbemi and Efe Anthony.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged the defendants on 8-counts bordering on fraud to the tune N700 million on Thursday.
However, the judge ordered them remanded in prison pending when they will fulfil their bail conditions.
Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), contested the 2016 gubernatorial election in Edo state against Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and lost
