{"id":115262,"date":"2024-04-08T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/emefiele-arrives-court-for-fresh-arraignment"},"modified":"2024-04-08T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:26:26","slug":"emefiele-arrives-court-for-fresh-arraignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/emefiele-arrives-court-for-fresh-arraignment","title":{"rendered":"Emefiele arrives court for fresh arraignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele is currently at the Ikeja High Court in Lagos for his arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled former governor of the apex bank is being prosecuted for allegedly abusing his office and allocating billions of dollars to himself.<\/p>\n<p>Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omole, are expected to be arraigned on 26 fresh counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi on Monday (today).<\/p>\n<p>In the charge marked ID\/23787c\/2024 and dated April 3, 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleged that Emefiele abused his office between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele is currently at the Ikeja High Court in Lagos for his arraignment. The embattled former governor of the apex bank is being prosecuted for allegedly abusing his office and allocating billions of dollars to himself. 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