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26 Fresh Count Charge Filed Against Emefiele
The battle to recover more funds from Emefiele seems not be ending soon as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a fresh 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office & corruption against the immediate former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele.
According to reoorts, 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.
Channels Television’s Judiciary Correspondent Shola Soyele
,,,,,,A copy of the charge sheet obtained by Channel Television showed that the fresh charge was filed on April 3rd by the EFCC Prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN).
_____Count one of the charge reads, “that you, GODWIN IFEANYI EMEFIELE between 2022 and 2023, in Lagos, 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 (Two Billion, One Hundred and thirty-six million, three hundred and ninety-one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-seven Dollars, thirty-three cents) without bids, which act is prejudicial to the rights of Nigerians.”
Are the time of filing this report, Emefiele’s lawyer is yet to speak on the development.
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