Revealed: Fresh trouble for Emefiele as witness explained how he spent $6.23m cash

  • EFCC witness has told a federal high court in Abuja on how the former governor of the CBN spent over $6.2 million in cash for international election observers
  • According to the EFCC, the witness made the confession before Justice Hamza Muazu of the federal high court in Abuja
  • Emefiele is currently facing charges before the court for matters bordering on corruption allegations and money laundering

FCT, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that its witness exposed how the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, spent over $6.2 million in cash for international election observers during the 2023 general election.

According to the anti-graft agency, the prosecuting witness made the revelation before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, February 12.