Godwin Emefiele
Updated: Emefiele opts for plea bargain, arraignment stalled again
The scheduled arraignment of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), along with Ms Sa’adatu Ramallan Yaro, on charges of corruption and conspiracy has been stalled once again.
Emefiele and Yaro have reportedly opted for a plea bargain policy to settle with the Federal Government.
The case adjourned by vacation judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, last week was not listed on the court’s cause list this morning, August 23.
Emefiele and his co-defendant, Ms Sa’adatu Ramallan Yaro, were not in court either.
The heavy security that characterised the presence of Emefiele last week was absent today while lawyers from all the parties were also not in court.
It was gathered at the courtroom that the arraignment was shifted at the instance of the detained CBN chief.
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Emefiele’s lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kehinde Akinlolu, confirmed the shift in the arraignment.
He said that a new date was likely to be issued by the Chief Judge, Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf.
At the time of this report, operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, who used to escort Emefiele to court, and his legal team were absent.
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