Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been ordered by the Ikeja High Court to remain in the custody of the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on charges of office abuse.
Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omole, were arraigned before Rahmon Oshodi, a judge at the Ikeja High Court, on Monday.
The two defendants pleaded not guilty to the twenty-six charges brought against them, marked ID/23787c/2024 and dated April 3, 2024.
Labo-Lawal, the defense attorney, requested that the court allow Emefiele to be released on his own recognizance and to uphold the bail conditions previously set by the Abuja court.
He further appealed to the court to continue the bail for the second defendant, initially granted by Justice Sule-Hamzat.
Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), the prosecution counsel, did not oppose the bail applications.
However, after hearing arguments from both attorneys, Justice Oshodi ordered that Emefiele be detained in EFCC custody and the second defendant in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.
The case has been adjourned until April 11 for a decision on the bail and the commencement of the trial.
