…as court grants him permission to travel
The Federal Government has again amended the charges against the a former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
The new charges include forgery, conferring of corrupt advantage, and criminal breach of trust among others.
The government had initially filed 19 charges against the former CBN governor bordering on procurement fraud but later pruned it down to six.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the request of the former CBN Chief to travel out of Abuja.
Emefiele, through his lawyer, Mathew Bukka, SAN had requested for a variation of the terms in his bail conditions.
On November 22, 2023, Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court granted Emefiele bail in the sum of N300m with two sureties in like sum.
Justice Muazu added that the sureties must have landed property in the Maitama District of the FCT.
