The embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is set to be released from the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS) after his plea bargain with the President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been concluded, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters further gathered that the non-prosecution plea bargain for Emefiele was being premised upon the former governor’s willingness to return N50billion which he had corruptly amassed.
The ongoing plea bargaining efforts by the embattled suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and the Nigerian government is being arranged by a former Delta State governor and United Kingdom ex-convict, James Ibori, who has become one of President Bola Tinubu’s allies, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters further gathered that Ibori who was himself accused of multi-million fraud in the UK and spent time in prison is presently working behind the scenes for Emefiele to plead to lesser charges and get released.
The fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by two brothers of the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been withdrawn. The court’s vacation judge, Justice Emmanuel Okpe, struck out the suit on Wednesday after the applicants through their lawyer informed the court of their decision to discontinue the case.