EFCC files fresh 26 charges against ex-CBN gov Emefiele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has brought a new 26-count charge against Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), alleging corruption and abuse of office.

On Monday, April 8, Emefiele is scheduled to be arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja. The charges against him include accepting gratification, accepting gifts through agents, corruption, receiving property obtained fraudulently, and giving his associates corrupt advantages under the Corrupt Practices Act of 2000.

According to Channels Television, EFCC Prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, filed the new charges on April 3.

Count one of the charges 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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