The Federal Government has filed a fresh 20 count-charge against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, before an Abuja High Court.
The Director of Public Prosecution counsel of the Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, made this known on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Emefiele’s lead counsel, Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN, said he was not aware of the alleged fresh charge, as it had not been served on the defence.
These disclosures were made after Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, adjourned till August 17, 2023, to rule, after listening to arguments of Abubakar and Daudu, on FG’s plan to withraw the two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms, for which Emefiele is currently being prosecuted by the Department of State Service (DSS).
Justice Oweibo had on the last day the matter came up adjourned till yesterday, to hear all pending applications, including the one by Emefiele seeking to stop FG from further prosecuting him on the two-count charge of illegal possession of fire arms until the DSS obeyed pending orders in the matter, while FG had asked for a stay of proceedings, pending its appeal, challenging the bail granted Emefiele.
