The embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, was on Wednesday admitted to bail by the Federal Capital Territory High Court.
The court ordered that Emefiele should be released to his counsel and must be produced in court when needed.
The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi, also ordered him to deposit all his travel documents with the court’s registrar.
Emefiele was brought to court earlier today by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives.
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja had earlier ordered the immediate release of the detained former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
Wednesday, November 8, made it exactly 151 days since the former CBN boss had been in custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to the court, although the federal government has said Emefiele would appear in court next week over a pending corruption charge, there is no evidence that he would be arraigned on the said date.
Justice Adeniyi pointed out that the issue before the court was not the bail of Emefiele but the court’s order of November 2, wherein he had ordered the unconditional release of Emefiele.
The judge subsequently ordered the federal government to release Emefiele to his team of lawyers led by Mathew Burkaa, SAN, who must produce him in court for arraignment on November 15, or any other date.
