Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as at the time of this report, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court, Lagos for his arraignment.
The arraignment was as a result of alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars.
Goodwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on fresh 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi.
In the charge marked ID/23787c/2024 and dated April 3, 2024, the EFCC alleged that Emefiele abused his office between 2022 and 2023 in Lagos.
The commission alleged that the former CBN governor “directed to be done in abuse of the authority of your office, as the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, an arbitrary act, to wit: allocating foreign exchange in the aggregate sum of $2,136,391,737.33 without bids, which act is prejudicial to the rights of Nigerians.”
Details later…
