EFCC issued final order to produce witness against Emefiele or close case

Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, connected Tuesday issued a last bid to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to nutrient its witnesser against the erstwhile politician of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefilee, successful the alleged procurement fraud complaint brought against him by the Federal Government oregon person the lawsuit closed.

The justice held that the witnesser indispensable beryllium brought to tribunal by the anti-graft bureau connected the April 27 adjourned day oregon other the tribunal would bash the needful successful enactment with the provisions of the law.

Justice Muazu imposed a good of N500,000 connected the EFCC for its nonaccomplishment to bring its past witness, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Elohor Edwin Okpoziakeo, to tribunal connected Tuesday to springiness grounds arsenic scheduled.

The DCP was 1 of those who investigated Emefiele for the alleged fraud but was said to beryllium absent successful tribunal to be to idiosyncratic matters astatine the disbursal of the authoritative engagement.

At the resumed proceedings connected Tuesday, counsel to EFCC, A.O. Mohammed, informed the tribunal that the w...