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A Federal High Court, Abuja has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele “to appear personally in Court, at Court No. 5

, Maitama, Abuja, FCT; on the 23rd day of January 2020 or a subsequent date of which you would be given notice at the hour of 9 O’ clock in the forenoon, to show cause why you should not be committed to prison for default of the said sum and be examined on oath touching the means you have or have had since the date of the said Garnishee Order Absolute to pay the balance of $53,000,000.00 now due and payable under the said Garnishee Order Absolute.

Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on November 20, 2019, under form 15 issued the judgment summons to Emefiele in a case instituted against Central Bank Of Nigeria as Garnishee/Respondent, Linas International Limited and the Hon. Minister Of Finance as Judgment Debtors Garnishees by Mr. Joe Agi Judgment as Creditor/Applicant on behalf of a team of benefiting lawyers.

This judgment summons which was issued by Justice Ekwo and made available to some newsmen in Calabar at the weekend by sources close to the court said “the plaintiff/judgment creditor obtained Garnishee Order Absolute against the Central Bank of Nigeria in this matter on the 5th day of July 2019, for the sum of $70,000,000.00 and the same sum remains partially unsatisfied till date to the tune of $53 million.

The Judge said, “you are therefore hereby summoned to appear personally in this Court, at the Federal High Court No. 5, Maitama, Abuja, FCT; on the 23rd day of January 2020 or subsequent date of which you would be given notice at the hour of 9 O’ clock in the forenoon, to be examined on oath touching the means you have or have had since the date of the said Garnishee Order Absolute to pay the balance of $53,000,000.

 

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