Emefiele: Court gives nod to EFCC’s request to present witness

An FCT High Court successful Maitama has accepted the petition of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to contiguous 2 witnesses virtually successful the proceedings of erstwhile Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor Godwin Emefiele.

Justice Maryanne Anenih successful a ruling connected Thursday granted EFCC’s exertion successful which it sought the court’s support to beryllium allowed to tract the witnesses, who are presently abroad, done video link.

The EFCC is prosecuting Emefiele connected a six-count complaint of unlawfully printing of caller naira notes, among others.

The tribunal adjourned till October 17 for the continuation of the trial, arsenic the prosecution’s 4th witness, Edward Adamu (a erstwhile Deputy Governor of Corporate Services astatine the CBN), concluded his testimony.

At the notation of the lawsuit yesterday, EFCC’s lawyer A. O. Mohammed told the tribunal that the 2 witnesses the prosecution planned to telephone adjacent were based successful the United States of America (U.S.A.).