CITIZENS COMPASS – THE Federal Government of Nigeria has made an oral application before Justice Nicholas Oweibo to withdraw the charge of illegal possession of firearms  against Godwin Emefiele, suspended by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). 

The government said the decision is informed by emerging facts and circumstances of the case which requires closer investigation.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, in the oral application, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State that the application followed the result of further investigations.

However, Emefiele’s counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joseph Daudu, opposed the application, insisting that the government must first purge itself of the disobedience of the court’s order granting Emefiele bail before its application could be taken.

Justice Oweibo has adjourned till Thursday, August 17, 2023, to rule on the application.

Speaking to newsmen, the DPP said a fresh 20 counts have been filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.

One of the counts, he said, accused Emefiele of “conferring unlawful advantages”.