Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has appeared at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his arraignment over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars.
Emefiele, accompanied by his co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omole, is facing fresh charges of 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi this morning.
According to the charge marked ID/23787c/2024 and dated April 3, 2024, the EFCC accuses Emefiele of abusing his office between 2022 and 2023 in Lagos.
The commission alleges that he “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 without bids, which act is prejudicial to the rights of Nigerians.”