- Emefiele will remain in prison until November 22, when the court will deliver a ruling on his bail motion.
- The Judge said he needed a little time to study the authorities and peruse through the exhibits supplied by Emefiele to support his request for bail.
Judge Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has ruled that Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), be placed under detention at Kuje jail while his bail plea is processed.
Emefiele will stay behind bars until the court rules on his bail application on November 22.
Rotimi Oyedepo fiercely fought the bail motion made by his main attorney, Mathew Burkaa SAN, on behalf of the Federal Government.
After taking arguments for and against the application, Justice Muazu said a bench ruling could not be delivered in view of the plethora of authorities cited by the two parties.
The Judge said he needed a little time to study the authorities and peruse through the exhibits supplied by Emefiele to support his request for bail.
At the time of this report, officials of the Kuje prison authority have been contacted to bring a vehicle to convey him to prison.
Details later.
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