Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele arrives Lagos court, faces fresh 26-count charge

Godwin Emefiele, the immediate past Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his arraignment over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars.

Justice Rahman Oshodi is expected to take the plea of Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omole, on 26 new counts on Monday morning.

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 shortly…..