Di federal high court wey sit for Abuja, Nigeria capital don order make dem keep former Govnor of di Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele for Kuje correctional facility.
Dis na afta di federal goment bin reduce di charges dem sama against di former CBN boss to six count charges surrounding procurement.
Justice Hamza Muazu wey deliver di judgement on 17, November Friday tok say make Emefiele dey di correctional center till dem go hear im bail application.
Before, na 20 count charges dem first sama Emefiele otop accuse of fraud to di tune of N6.5 billion but dem later reduce am go six count charges wey dey around N1.6billion.
Emefiele bin approach di court before say make dem grant am bail afta im plead not guilty to di previous charges against am. Upon say dem reduce im count charges, na still ontop alleged procurement fraud dem dey drag Emefiele for and na only im be di defendant.
For anoda charge, dem accuse say Emefiele use im position to helep one Sa’adatu Ramallan Yaro wey be staff of di CBN and also director for April 1616 Investment Ltd, to get advantage for contract award.
Di court adjourn di case go November 22 wey dem go rule ontop di bail application of Emefiele, but Emefiele go dey remanded for Kuje correctional facility till wen di court go attend to im bail application.
Dem still set November 28 as day wey dem go continue with di trial of di case.
After ova 100 days for custody of Nigeria goment security agencies,High Court of di Federal capital territory, on Wednesday 8 November give Emefiele bail.
Di court order make Emefiele go home, even though say Nigeria goment through im Attorney General of di Federation, AGF, and di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, bin no want am to leave dia custody.
Justice Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi, wey grant di bail say make dem immediately release Emefiele to im lawyers, wey im give di responsibility to bring am come back court on 15 November.
E also say oga Emefiele must to drop all im travel document before di chief registrar of di court.
Adeniyi base im decision on di fact say di former bank govnor over stay for goment custody pass di time wey im suppose stay according to law. Come add say detention without trial no fit last forever, e must get end.
Justice Adeniyi say di decision to send am home dey in di best interest of justice and fair play, especially according to di provision of section 35 of Nigeria Constitution.
Di industrial action by di Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, no make court siddon on 15 November till dis Friday 17 November.
Dis policy bin give deadline wen pipo go stop to use di old naira notes as Emefiele tok say dem suppose to dey change naira notes evri 5-8 years.
Di policy also restrict pipo on how much dem fit withdraw from bank as cash.
For inside di same policy, Emefiele say pipo no go fit withdraw pass N20,000 naira a day from ATM.
Dis policy cause beta gbege and suffering across Nigeria as a result of naira scarcity.
E also lead to protests and deaths for some parts of di kontri.
Na Supreme Court for Nigeria na im over turn Emefiele policy and extend di deadline for di old naira notes to 31 December, 2023 – di new CBN boss don tok for November 2023 say di use of di old naira notes no longer get deadline.
President Bola Tinubu no waste time to suspend Emefiele as e become president.
Afta dat, di Department of State Services (DSS) confam say e dey dia custody.
Emefiele lawyers bin challenge im long detention by DSS, di secret police on July 13, 2023 announce say dem charge am to court.