A Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, ruled on application by a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele’s plea challenging the court’s jurisdiction in the $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion case levelled against him.
In his ruling, Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court dismissed the application by the former CBN governor.
He also struck out one out of the four charges – which bordered on abuse of public office – against Emefiele by the EFCC
The judge declared that contrary to his plea, the court has the jurisdiction to try the former CBN governor on the charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to the judge, the EFCC already established a territorial jurisdiction of the court on counts eight to 26 with facts in the proof of evidence.
He also noted that the proof of evidence is attached to the case file of the former CBN governor.
