July 22, 2023 1:14 PMA federal high court in Lagos has fixed July 25 for the arraignment of Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria .hearing notices have been sent out by the court to counsels involved in the matter.
Joseph Daudu, a senior advocate of Nigeria , will be leading the defendant’s case while Nicholas Oweibo will serve as the presiding judge.and asked him to transfer his responsibilities to Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, CBN deputy governor, operations directorate.the Department of State Services announced that Emefiele was in its custody for “some investigative reasons”.
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