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Court Grants Former CBN Governor Emefiele Bail

Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been granted bail by a federal capital territory high court located in Maitama, Abuja.

Delivering a ruling on the bail application filed by the former CBN governor, presiding judge Olukayode Adeniyi ordered the federal government to release Emefiele to his lawyers.

The court also ordered the lawyers to ensure that Emefiele is produced for arraignment whenever he is needed and that his international passport should be deposited before the court.

Details later…

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