Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), was arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on a seven-count charge bordering on abuse of office, money laundering, and unlawful enrichment by a public official. The charges involve alleged money laundering of $385,000 and ₦165.438 million, with transactions including transferring $205,000 and $40,000 from his Access Bank account to Ehimen Richard Okhiria’s account in the Netherlands.

The offences are said to contravene Sections 332(1) and 332(3), Section 73(1), and Section 82(c) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Edetanle pleaded not guilty to all charges, and the court adjourned the trial to May 13, 14, and 15, 2026, with Edetanle remanded in a correctional facility pending his bail application.