Moro was arraigned before Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The EFCC filed an 11-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, procurement fraud and money laundering against the ex-minister.
The botched recruitment, in which over 20 Nigerians died across the federation, took place on March 15, 2014.
Others arraigned alongside Moro were the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry at the time, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia; a Deputy Director in the ministry, F. O Alayebami; one Mahmood Ahmadu, said to be at large; and the contracting firm given the recruitment job, Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited.
They were accused of defrauding 676,675 Nigerian applicants of N676.675 million.
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