Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has arraigned a company official for failing to appoint an anti-money laundering measures compliance desk officer and develop programmes to combat the menace.

A statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said the accused, Orbby Agwuncha, who is the compliance officer at Bill Interserve Global, was arraigned on Wednesday before trial judge Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

She was arraigned on two counts, to which she pleaded not guilty.

EFCC said the defendant committed the offences between 26 September 2023 and 30 October 2023.

The commission alleged in one count that during the period, Ms Agwuncha failed to develop programmes to com...