Forfeiture of $2.4m: EFCC asks court to dismiss ex-CBN Gov Emefiele’s appeal …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss an appeal filed by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, seeking to stop the forfeiture of $2.4 million and several choice properties linked to him.
Emefiele’s legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Olalekan Ojo, argued before Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu on Friday, calling for a stay of proceedings pending the outcome of an appeal.
Ojo argued that continuing the case without awaiting the decision of the appellate court would amount to…
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