The former CBN boss was released after the hearing on Friday before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State.
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Emefiele will be arraigned alongside one Henry Omoile before Oshodi on a 26-count bordering on abuse of office
The witness, Bamaiyi Meriga said he discovered that there was clear evidence of forgery of signature, and the seal of execution was different from the original.
The Senate president had recently said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration did not know the crime to charge Emefiele with.
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated on Tuesday this while giving evidence in court
The state government said the move was being made through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
According to the memo, Shonubi worked with the now detained Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on the policy.
Indeed, the time has come to retrace our steps from the old trajectory for the principles of accountability and justice to hold sway
The case was first stalled on August 17 following the absence of the second defendant in the case, Sa’adatu Yaro.
Having been absolved from the former illegal possession of firearms suit, the embattled CBN boss is now facing 20 fresh charges being pressed against him by the Federal Government.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo gave the date after arguments on the application by parties in the suit.
It would be recalled that the DSS had, on July 27, approached an FCT High Court presided by Justice Edward Okpe, with an ex-parte motion, for an order to detain Emefiele for 14 more days after he was re-arrested at a FHC, Lagos, shortly after the ex-CBN governor was admitted to bail by Justice Nicholas Oweibo following his arraignment for alleged illegal possession of arms and ammunition.
DSS operatives and prison officials clashed during the arraignment of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Emefiele was charged by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation under the Ministry of Justice.
The bail followed Emefiele’s “not guilty” plea.
Emefiele was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on possession of unlicensed firearms.
The suit was hinged on what they described as violation of multiple judgments and orders of court to release Emefiele.
The political parties and civil society organisations then urged President Tinubu “not to give the detained suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, the Col. Sambo Dasuki treatment by former President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order in his ruling in a fundamental human rights suit instituted against the DSS and others
National Coordinator, PRI, Sulayman Dawodu, in a press statement, commended the suspension of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele as well as the assent to Electricity, Student Loan and Data Protection Bills, deregulation of forex, prompt appointment of Chief of Staff, Secretary to Government of Nigeria and Special Advisers among other decisions.