Okorocha, who is a member of the National Assembly representing Imo West Senatorial District, has also requested N1 billion in damages from the Federal Government for the invasion of his Abuja house on May 24, 2022.

The EFCC and Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), were listed as first and second respondents in a basic human rights enforcement suit filed by constitutional lawyer and human rights activist Mike Ozekhome (SAN).

Okorocha now has five Senior Advocates of Nigeria to defend him, thanks to the hiring of Ozekhome.

Ozekhome’s suit was filed just hours after he appeared in Federal High Court in Abuja, where he pleaded not guilty to the EFCC’s allegations of N2.9 billion in corruption.

The unjustifiable siege of Okorocha’s residence at No. 3 Nyasa Close, Mississippi, off Ontario Crescent on May 24, 2022, deprives him of his constitutional right to privacy, according to Ozekhome.

He also wants an order of the court directing the respondents to tender an apology in at least three national newspapers.

In the 17 counts charges against him,  Okorocha was accused of diverting N2.9bn from Imo State Government House Accounts and that of Imo State Local Government Joint accounts to private companies.

The alleged offence was said to have been perpetrated by Okorocha and one Anyim Inyerere with the use of their private companies between 2014 and 2016 when he held sway as the Governor of Imo State.

Okorocha has hired Okey Amaechi (SAN), Solomon Umor (SAN), Ola Olanipekun (SAN), and Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN) to defend him, notwithstanding his denial of all charges.

Shortly after the taking of the plea, EFCC counsel, Gbolahan Latona asked the judge for an adjournment to enable him to assemble his witnesses that will testify during the trial.