EFCC set to arraign Emefiele with 26 new charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recently filed a fresh 26-count charge against Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The charges revolve around allegations of abuse of office and corruption.
Emefiele is scheduled to appear before Justice Rahman Oshodi at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on Monday, April 8.
The charges include accusations of accepting gratifications, receiving gifts through intermediaries, corruption, receipt of fraudulently obtained property, and providing corrupt benefits to his associates, as stated in the Corrupt Practices Act of 2000.
A source revealed that the charge sheet was submitted by EFCC Prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) on April 3rd.
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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.”
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