By Deborah Onyofufeke, Abuja
The embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been remanded and taken back to Kuje prison due to his inability to provide the N300m bail specified by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.
Emefiele was charged with six modified counts of fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
His lead counsel, Mathew Burkaa, told journalists after the court sitting that his client was yet to meet the bail conditions.
Meanwhile, after the court session yesterday, the former CBN governor was taken away by officials of the prison service.
The application for Emefiele’s bail had already been obtained by his attorney.
Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Government declined to speak on the day’s proceedings.
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*Alleged N1.6bn fraud case adjourned to Jan 2024
The court adjourned the trial of the ex-bank chief to January 18 and 19, 2024 for continuation of trial.
The six-count charges against Emefiele are: That you, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, male, adult…
“Corruptly confer an advantage on Sa’adatu Ramallan Yaro, a staff of the CBN, by awarding a contract for the supply of 37 Hilux vehicles for ₦854.7m in 2018
“Corruptly confer an advantage on a company where a CBN Staff is a director by awarding a contract for the supply of one Toyota Avallon at the cost of ₦99.0m
“Conferring corrupt advantage contrary to Section 16 of ICPC Act Toyota Landcruiser V8 in 2019 at the cost of ₦73.0m
“Illegal award for the supply of Toyota Land cruiser V8: ₦73.8m
“Award of contract for supply of 2 Toyota Hilux in 2020: ₦44.2m
“Illegal purchases of 43 vehicles between 2018 & 2020: ₦1.2bn
“Company involved: April 1616 Investment Limited.
