A group of concerned friends of the former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele led by Thelma Julius has raised issues over the recent bail granted to the ex-CBN Governor. According to the statement signed by the Concerned Friends, said Nigeria seems to be slipping gradually into a country whose laws are ignored by its own agencies.
On Wednesday, 8 November, 2023, the former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele was granted bail by the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
The presiding judge, Olukayode Adeniyi ordered the Federal Government to release Emefiele to his lawyers as he could not deny the fact that he had been in the custody of the federal government and her agencies for 151 days without trial.
Although he exacted a promise from Emefiele’s lawyers to present him in the court for trial, whenever needed, and also to deposit his international passport in the court, in a bid to prevent him from international travel. This condition was immediately fulfilled by the defendant’s counsel and Emefiele was released into their custody.
