The Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the
unconditional and immediate release of the former Governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
Justice O.A. Adeniyi made the order following an ex-parte
motion filed by Emefiele.
In the motion, the ex-CBN governor was seeking his release
from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending
the hearing and determination of the originating motion.
After hearing the motion, the judge ordered Emefiele’s release.
Emefiele named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Executive Chairman of the EFCC,
and the EFCC itself as the respondents.
The court ordered the 3rd and 4th respondents (the Executive
Chairman and the EFCC) to unconditionally release Emefiele from detention
forthwith. Alternatively, they are directed to produce him in court on the date
fixed for the hearing of the substantive motion on notice, with the possibility
of being admitted to bail by the court.
The court set the date for the hearing of the substantive
motion on notice for Monday, November 6, 2023.
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