Embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele was not produced in Court Monday as ordered by a Federal Capital Territory High Court.
The High Court sitting in Abuja had asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, last week to produce Mr. Emefiele in court for his bail application hearing. But this did not happen as the proceedings resumed on Monday.
Counsel to Mr. Emefiele, Mathew Burkaa, accused the EFCC of disobeying the court order.
, “They have flouted both orders as today marks the 149th day of the Applicant being in custody.
“The Applicant is still in the custody of the 3rd and 4th Respondents, up till this moment that we speak.”
EFCC’s counsel, Farouk Abdullahi, dismissed Burkaa’s allegations saying that Emefiele’s no show in Court was a deliberate act to disobey the Court. He added that that it was not true Emefiele has spent over 100 days in its custody.
Presiding judge, Justice Olusegun Adeniyi, adjourned the case to November 8, restating his order that the EFCC should either release Emefiele unconditionally or in the alternative, produce him in court on the next adjourned date to be admitted to bail.
Emefiele was clamped into detention by the Department of State Securities Service after he was ousted by President Bola Tinubu in June. He was released by the DSS in October, but was immediately arrested by the EFCC on accusations of procurement fraud.
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