Godwin Emefiele has specifically asked the court to grant him bail on self-recognizance pending the hearing and determination of his case or in the alternative that he be released to his counsel pending the determination of the case.
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Emefiele and his co-defendant pleaded not guilty to the 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office, accepting gratification, accepting gifts through agents, corruption, and fraudulent property receipt.
Emefiele will be arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on Monday, April 8 on counts bordering on accepting gratification, accepting gifts through agents, corruption, receipt of property fraudulently obtained, and conferring corrupt advantage on his associates contrary to the Corrupt Practices Act of 2000.
Binance, Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are charged by the EFCC on five counts-charge bordering on money laundering and foreign exchange contravention to the tune of $35.4 million.
“That the (37) bank accounts in (ii) comprises (14) corporate accounts, (21) personal accounts, and (2) other accounts in the names of Bilkisu Salihijo.
The money was taken from the CBN vault in the name of mobilizing international observers for the 2023 general elections “and allegedly shared with the top Officials of the State House, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and others.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that approximately 70 percent of financial crimes in Nigeria are connected…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following continued Naira fall, has clamped down on Bureau De Change (BDCs) operators involved in forex racketeering in Kano and other states.
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in Muhammadu Buhari administration, Boss Mustapha on Tuesday, testified before the FCT High Court, Maitama in a $6.2 million alleged fraud case against former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday night, declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, wanted for money laundering. Others declared wanted are Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile, and her husband, Jonathan Omoile.