A federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the unconditionally release of the embatled former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).
Trial judge, Justice O. Adeniyi made the order after Emefiele filed a Motion Ex-parte, seeking his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Motion.
Bring to mind that Emefiele, was released by the Department for State Service, DSS, after several court orders for his release, and was re-arrested by the EFCC.
The applicant 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.
Justice O. Adeniyi, while ruling on an exparte application by A. Labi-Lawal, counsel to Emefiele, said: “It is, hereby, ordered: Accordingly, the 3rd (AGF) and 4th (EFCC Chairman) respondents are, hereny, ordered to unconditionally release the applicant (Emefiele) from detention forthwith or, in the alternative, produce him in court on a date fixed for hearing of the substantive motion on notice for purpose of being admitted to bail by the court.
“Accordingly, it is hereby further ordered that the motion on notice shall be heard on November 6, 2023, by 1p.m., prompt.
“The instant order, together with the motion on notice, shall be served on the respondents,” the court added.
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