Emefiele: Court fixes April 17 for adoption of addresses in trial-within-trial

An Ikeja Special Offences Court connected Friday fixed April 17 for the adoption of last addresses successful a trial-within-trial involving Henry Omoile, co-defendant with erstwhile Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele.

Emefiele is lasting proceedings connected a 19-count complaint bordering connected alleged gratification, corrupt demands and maltreatment of bureau linked to ample fiscal transactions.

Omoile, his associate, faces a three-count complaint relating to the alleged unlawful acceptance of gifts portion acting arsenic an cause successful transactions tied to the CBN.

The charges impact alleged dealings estimated astatine 4.5 cardinal dollars and N2.8 billion, which the prosecution says bespeak superior breaches of spot and procedure.

On Friday, Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned the lawsuit for the adoption of last written addresses successful the trial-within-trial, pursuing the cross-examination of Omoile.

Oshodi directed some parties to record and speech their written addresses from March 23, up of the adoption date.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) re...