Emefiele To Appear In Court On Tuesday

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Saturday, July 22nd, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, will be arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

The African Examiner recalls that Emefiele is facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition brought against him by the Department of State Service (DSS).

On Friday, July 21, 2023, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, the designated vacation judge for the entire South-West, declared the arraignment date and the information has been shared with lawyers of all the parties concerned.

One of the lawyers to the suspended CBN Governor, Victor Opara (SAN), who confirmed the development, stated that hearing notices to that effect had been issued and sent out by the court to the counsel concerned with the matter.

Opara also stated that a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu (SAN) will lead Emefiele’s defence team.