FG Drags Emefiele To Court Over Suspected Criminal Charges Of Economic Sabotage

Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is scheduled to go on trial today by the Federal Government on charges relating to economic sabotage.

Emefiele will be charged in a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. His trial was postponed approximately 24 hours ago.

According to a docket notice obtained by DAILY POST, the former CBN Governor would be accompanied by a man named Ramalan Yaro for his trial before Justice Hamza Muazu.

Emefiele will be hauled before the court this morning to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, according to a court registrar who requested to remain anonymous.

Similarly, one of the lawyers in his defence team, Maxwell Opara, confirmed that the notice of arraignment had been served on the former CBN Governor for him to appear in court.

The former CBN governor will be produced in court by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Matthew Burkaa, who signed an undertaking to bring him for trial while being granted bail by Justice Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi, also of the FCT High Court.