The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on a fresh four-count charge.
The former CBN governor was arraigned before Maryann Anenih, judge of a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, and pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
The anti-graft agency is accusing Emefiele of “illegal” printing of naira notes in its fresh charge.
The court had set May 15, 2024 for the EFCC to rearraign Emefiele.
Emefiele is also standing trial before Justice Hamza Muazu of FCT high court on an alleged 20-count amended charge, preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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He was alleged to have engaged in criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to obtain by false pretence and obtaining money by false pretence when he served as the apex bank’s boss.
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court also on Jan. 8 awarded N100 million damages to a suspended former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against the federal government and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for violations of his right.
Adeniyi further restrained the federal government and it’s agents from arresting Emefiele unless an order was obtained through a competent court.
The judge held that the respondents need not incarcerate the applicant in other to carry out an investigation for a long period as against the provisions of the law.
“No material placed before the court to show that the release of the applicant will in any way interfere with the investigation of allegations preferred against him.
The embattled Emefiele had dragged the Federal Government, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Commission before the court to enforce his fundamental rights to life, personal liberty, fair hearing and freedom of movement.
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