Nigerian government files fresh charges against Apex bank boss to withdraw firearm case

By Abbas musa kanempress

15 august 2023

The Nigerian Government has applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.

The Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, in an oral application, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State that the application followed the result of further investigations.

But, Emefiele’s counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joseph Daudu, 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 has adjourned till Thursday, August 17, 2023, to rule on the application.

The DPP told journalists that a fresh 20 counts have been filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.

One of the counts, according to him, accused former Apex bank boss, Emefiele of “conferring unlawful advantages”.