Justice Yellim Bogoro granted the final forfeiture application brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had filed 26 counts against Emefiele for alleged misuse of office, resulting in losses of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Emefiele had approached the Court of Appeal, challenging the jurisdiction of the lower court to hear alleged abuse of office filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Emefiele’s former personal assistant said this on Thursday while giving evidence before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos.
The judge also ordered interim forfeiture of the seven landed properties linked to the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor.
Emefiele is standing trial over abuse of office and alleged $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud while in office.
She told an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos State on Tuesday how he used the bank to move money to his wife.
Emefiele is standing trial on an alleged 20-count amended charge, preferred against him by the Economic and financial Crimes Commission before a FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
Umar disclosed this while giving evidence at the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama.
Emefiele, responding to the four-count charge that was read to him at his trial before Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, pleaded his innocence to the allegation.
Emefiele has faced a series of charges in court since his suspension and eventual removal as CBN governor.
He said this when he was led in evidence by the counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), on Monday.
Olalekan Ojo, SAN, who led other counsel, appeared for Emefiele while Kazeem Gbadamosi, SAN, appeared for the former CBN governor co-defendant, Henry Isioma-Omoil.
This was revealed in the fresh four count charge filed against the former Governor of the CBN by the EFCC.
The release of the details of the fresh charges followed public enquiries on why Emefiele was dragged to another court.
The Chairman of a Senate ad hoc committee set up to probe the issue, Isah Jibrin, made the revelation on Tuesday.
The Upper chamber resolved that the fund was recklessly spent.
Speaking at Senator Barinada Mpigi’s Thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State, Akpabio claimed the economic situation left by Emefiele was “terrible.”
The anti-graft agency had charged Emefiele with an amended 20 counts charge of criminal conspiracy.
However, Emefiele pleaded not guilty, signalling the beginning of a trial, scheduled for February 12th and 13th, at the Federal High Court, in Abuja.