By Glam & Essence
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele’s trial continued on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, before Justice Hamza Mu’azu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the court granting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a final adjournment to present its last witness.
The ex CBN Governor is being prosecuted by the EFCC on an amended 20-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, forgery, abuse of office, conspiracy to obtain by false pretense and obtaining money by false pretence while serving as CBN governor.
Among the charges alleged against him is that that he knowingly obtained the sum of $6,230,000 by false pretence, purportedly meant for international election observers during the 2023 general elections.
During the hearing on Tuesday, prosecution counsel, Abbas Mohammed, informed the court of efforts made to ensure the presence of the Commission’s final witness, Eloho Edwin Okboziakpo, an investigator in the case.
He stated that a request was made that a letter be written to the Inspector-General of Police for his proper release.
Mohammed further explained that the witness, being a police officer, was engaged in a garnishee proceeding and had insisted on appearing personally in that matter, necessitating official clearance for his appearance in court.
Mohammed said ,
“We have taken steps, including writing to the office of the Inspector-General of Police and engaging the AIG in charge of Legal. Based on this, we are seeking one more adjournment in the interest of justice. This witness is an investigator who worked closely on this matter.”
The prosecution also sought leave of the court to tender a 2019 document in substitution for an earlier exhibit to avoid delays in the proceedings.
Emefiele’s defence counsel, Mathieu Burkaa, however ,opposed the application for adjournment, but the judge granted it.
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