Alleged N6.9bn Fraud: Again, Emefiele’s Arraignment In Court Stalls (SEE WHY)

Alleged N6.9bn Fraud: Again, Emefiele’s Arraignment In Court Stalls (SEE WHY)

The scheduled Wednesday court appearance of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for his alleged involvement in a N6.9 billion procurement fraud, has once again been postponed.

The case was not included in the court docket of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. No explanation was provided, and neither party’s lawyers were present in court.

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Although Emefiele, the first defendant, was present in court last Thursday, the arraignment was halted because the second defendant, Sa’adatu Yaro, a female CBN employee, was reportedly unwell and absent.

Following a request for an adjournment, the presiding judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, rescheduled the proceedings to August 23, 2023.