The federal government will on Thursday arraign the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
Sources at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja, disclosed on Wednesday that Mr Emefiele will be arraigned at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
This follows Tuesday’s request by the federal government to withdraw the initial charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition filed against Mr Emefiele at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Abubakar Mohammed, told the judge, Nicholas Oweibo, that the application for withdrawal was based on the result of more investigations conducted by the government.
The judge fixed Thursday to decide on the request which was opposed by Mr Emefiele’s legal team.
Mr Mohammed told journalists after the day’s proceedings, about the filing of the fresh 20 charges against Mr Emefiele.
