A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye has been sent to the Kuje Correctional Service.
The order for his remand was given by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday.
The Agunloye was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of fraud in the Mambilla Power Project.
He was brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges read against him.
The judge, however, ordered that the embattled former minister be remanded in pending when bail would be granted.
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