The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will on Monday, April 8, 2024, arraign the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for alleged abuse of office over allocation of billions of United States dollars.
Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi.
The charge dated April 3, 2024. was filed by Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN).
EFCC alleged that Emefiele committed an abuse of office between 2022 and 2023 in Lagos.
The Commission alleged that Emefiele allocated foreign exchange without bids, which act is prejudicial to the rights of Nigerians.
While Emefiele’s co-defendant Omoile was alleged to have on November 17, 2020, in Lagos, whilst acting as an agent accepted from Raja Punjab through Monday Osazuwa, the total sum of $110,000, for Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, gifts as a reward for allocating foreign exchange by the Central Bank in favour of Raja Punjab’s employer.”
According to the charge, the offences committed contravened Section 73 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
