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The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was charged after a month in detention under a court directive recently that officials should act against the man or let him go. Godwin Emefiele was charged after being investigated for alleged criminal infractions
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was charged after a month in detention under a court directive recently that officials should act against the man or let him go. Godwin Emefiele was charged after being investigated for alleged criminal infractions. The statement however, did not specify the charges filed against Emefiele in the capital, Abuja. The police agency had in 2022 accused him of terrorism financing and economic crimes, both of which carry long jail terms.
Shortly after he took office in June, new President Bola Tinubu directed Emefiele’s suspension, saying the move was related to the investigation of his office as the central bank governor and planned reforms in the financial sector.
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Emefiele was then taken into custody and has been detained since, prompting him to sue the secret police recently on the grounds of illegal detention and a breach of his human rights. While ruling on his application earlier, a high court in Abuja directed that the former central bank governor either be charged within one week or be released. It is unclear what the duration of Emefiele’s trial could be since such high-profile trials in Nigeria typically last for several months.
