A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting his bail condition. His bail had been set at N300m.
Our correspondent learnt that Emefiele was released on Friday, December 22 2023.
The spokesperson for the Kuje Correctional Centre, FCT, Adamu Duza, confirmed the development, saying, “I can confirm to you that he (Emefiele) has met his bail conditions, hence he has no reason to remain in our facility.
“He met his bail condition and was released past 2pm yesterday (Friday).”
Emefiele is being prosecuted for alleged procurement fraud.
Justice Hamza Muazu granted the bail with two sureties in like sum.
The judge said the sureties must have certificates of occupancy and titles of properties within the Maitama District of Abuja.
See reactions on the issue as it generates intense X [formerly Twitter] discussions:
They were just using the old man to catch cruise.
And str£ssing him for the cashless str£ss they went through during selection period.What wrong did he do?
How much did he take?You don’t throw st¤nes when you are Leaving in a glass house.
— Ebuka (@Ebuka36139479) December 23, 2023
Are u in this country.. I don’t think so.. 26.7trillion has been misappropriated, the just concluded investigation, 523 different bank accounts only one man.
— utuetu moses (@UtuetuMoses) December 23, 2023
A battle won but the war is still on.
— Kingsley Keinde Adebisi (@KayKayl14) December 23, 2023
Emefiele acted on Buhari’s and his brother’s instructions. Arrest all of them with that Emefiele.
— Brain Box (@BrainBox_Nick) December 23, 2023
