The Federal Government has applied to withdraw the illegal possession of firearms charge it filed against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal High Court in Lagos.

The judge had on July 25, admitted Emefiele to a N20million bail on a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and ordered his remand at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.

The bank chief was subsequently arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja, by the DSS.
But the Department of State Services (DSS) rearrested him after a clash with prison officials.

On Tuesday, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Bakodo Abubakar, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that the fresh application followed the result of further investigations.

He made his application orally.

But defence counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN), opposed him, arguing that because the government was in disobedience of the court’s order granting Emefiele bail, its application could not be taken.

Speaking with journalists after the day’s proceedings, Abubakar said the fresh charges were filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.

One of the counts accuses Emefiele of “conferring unlawful advantages”.

On June 9, Tinubu had suspended Emefiele and ordered investigation into some allegations leveled against him.

Tinubu later appointed a Special Investigator to probe CBN. Amid this probe, the apex bank released its audited financial statement, which showed that it is owing JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs a combined sum of $7.5 billion as of the financial year ended December 2022.

Bluntguy:
Plain witch-hunt. It is Buhari that you people should file those charges against.

If you don't gerrit fogerrabourit.

Bluntguy:
Plain witch-hunt. It is Buhari that you people should file those charges against.

If you don't gerrit fogerrabourit.

IconicR:
They should charge him all the chargeables

Onyiiobi7735:
Emefiele is in for a long ride, longer than River Nile.If anyone had told him beforehand that such legal woes would befall him when he was working under the Lifeless One,he wouldn't have believed.
But now his woes are here and he has to face them.He deserves worse for plunging Nigerians into two months of Antichrist-like suffering,where you have hundreds of thousands and millions in your account,but can't withdraw.
God punish Devil.

Bluntguy:
Plain witch-hunt. It is Buhari that you people should file those charges against.

If you don't gerrit fogerrabourit.

IconicR:
They should charge him all the chargeables
This same wicked man worked against Asiwaju's emergence so obi can win but we played them by their games and won.

Onyiiobi7735:
Emefiele is in for a long ride, longer than River Nile.If anyone had told him beforehand that such legal woes would befall him when he was working under the Lifeless One,he wouldn't have believed.
But now his woes are here and he has to face them.He deserves worse for plunging Nigerians into two months of Antichrist-like suffering,where you have hundreds of thousands and millions in your account,but can't withdraw.
God punish Devil.

drlateef:




Let him defend the charges. DSS was not able to dig for offences. That’s why Tinubu brought special investigator. Now the mess is being dug up. Emefiele will never see sunshine again, except when going to court😂😂😂