Emefiele: Police intelligence exposed $6.23m withdrawal from CBN – EFCC witness tells court

A witnesser of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Eloho Okpoziakpo, has told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that quality gathering by constabulary attached to the Special Investigation Panel (SIP) connected the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)!revealed the $6.23m alleged currency withdrawal from the apex bank.

The witnesser said connected Tuesday that withdrawal of the money was purported for outgo of overseas predetermination observers who monitored the 2023 wide elections.

Okpoziakpo, a Commissioner of Police who led the constabulary squad attached to the Jim Obazee led Special Investigation Panel that probed the activities of the CBN nether Godwin Emefiele, said factual steps were taken which yet exposed however the alleged fraudulent money withdrawal was carried out.

The constabulary main who testified for the EFCC successful the proceedings of Emefiele for transgression breach of trust, confirmed to the tribunal that the signatures of precocious President Muhammadu Buhari and that of a erstwhile Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, were forged to perpetrate the alleged crime.

The witnesser did not nevertheless nexus Emefiele to the alleged money withdrawal astatine the clip the tribunal adjourned and shifted further proceedings till July 2 and 3, 2026.

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