The Federal Government has applied to withdraw the illegal possession of firearms case against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
Mohammed Abubakar, the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, at the Federal Ministry of Justice, in an oral application on Tuesday, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State that the new application followed the result of further investigations.
But, Emefiele’s counsel, Joseph Daudu SAN, opposed the application insisting that the government must first purge itself of the disobedience of the court’s order granting Emefiele bail, before its application could be taken.
Justice Oweibo, however, adjourned till Thursday, August 17, 2023 to rule on the application.
Speaking to newsmen, the DPP said a fresh 20 counts have been filed at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,High Court
He further explained that one of the counts, accused Emefiele of “conferring unlawful advantages.”
