Alleged money laundering: EFCC arraigns former Attorney General of Lagos State, Shasore

October 20, 2022

A former Attorney General of Lago State, Mr. Olasupo Shashore, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court Lagos on a four-count charge of money laundering.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to all counts.

Politicaleconomisng recalls that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on October 11, 2022 filed a money laundering charges against  Shasore.

Shasore was Lagos attorney-general from 2007 to 2011.

Bala Sanga, counsel to EFCC, signed the four-count charge filed before a federal high court in Lagos on August 18.

The former AG was alleged to have  laundered the sum of $100,000, monies that didn’t pass through a financial institution.

In January, 2022 Shasore was also invited by the anti-graft commission to answer questions on his involvement in the Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) case.