Jim Obazee, Okpoziakpo to testify for EFCC in alleged $6. 23m fraud trial of Emefiele

Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, successful Abuja has summoned erstwhile Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRC, Jim Obazee to look earlier him, Tuesday to springiness grounds successful the $6.23m fraud charges brought against a erstwhile politician of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele.

Obazee is to look earlier the Court alongside a Commissioner of Police, Mr Eloho Okpoziakpo arsenic prosecution witnesses successful the ongoing proceedings of Emefiele.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Emefiele connected an amended 20-count complaint bordering connected transgression breach of trust, forgery, maltreatment of office, conspiracy to get by mendacious pretense to the tune of $ 6.23 million

In a subpoena dated April 27, 2026, Justice Muazu ordered Obazee and Okpoziakpo “to look earlier the Court connected the 28th of April, 2026 astatine the hr of 9 “o” Clock successful the forenoon and truthful soon thereafter from time to time until the supra lawsuit is tried to tender paper work relating to Naira redesign”

A tribunal papers conscionable obtained by our Correspondent showed...