Court orders EFCC to release Emefiele

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has ordered the immediate and unconditional release of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Justice O. Adeniji gave the order on Thursday following a motion ex parte taken before him by Emefiele’s legal team.

Defendants in the suit are the Federal Government, the attorney general of the federation, the EFCC and its chairman, Ola Olukoyede.

Ruling on the application, Justice Adeniji said, “The third and fourth respondents are hereby ordered to unconditionally release the applicant from detention forthwith or in the alternative produce him in court on the date fixed for hearing of the substantive motion on notice for purposes of being admitted to bail by the court.”