Mohammed Shosanya
The federal government has filed a fresh 20-count charge against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.
He is already facing a 2-count charge bordering on “illegal possession of firearms” at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
The embattled former CBN governor was remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre on July 25, pending the fulfilment of his bail bobd in the sum of N20million and other conditions.
But,shortly after granting him bail, the Department of State Services (DSS) rearrested the bank chief at the court premises after a scuffle with officials of the Correctional Service.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar hinted that a fresh 20-count criminal charge has been preferred against Emefiele at an FCT High, following result of further investigations.
Emefiele,in one of the counts was alleged to have “confered unlawful advantages” while in office.
