The Federal government has filed 20 fresh charges against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
According to The Nation, the charges were filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday.
Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice Mohammed Bakodo Abubakar told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that the application followed the result of further investigations.
He made his application orally.
One of the counts accuses Emefiele of “conferring unlawful advantages”.
The defence counsel Joseph Daudu (SAN) opposed him, arguing that because the government was in disobedience of the court’s order granting Emefiele bail, its application could not be taken.
The judge had on July 25, admitted Emefiele to a N20million bail on a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and ordered his remand at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
