Omo, gist dey hot for Abuja as former CBN oga, Godwin Emefiele, don enter big wahala! Wetin happen? One prosecution witness wey dem call David Jaiyeoba, don yarn for court say dem find $2.045 million wey e don tie to Emefiele like wrapper. E be like say money no get shy, na so e dey fly come out for mouth of dis witness!
Jaiyeoba, wey sabi as EFCC operative, come tell Justice Hamza Muazu say dem recover plenty property title documents from Emefiele lawyer wey dem sabi as Collins Omeife. Wetin we go call dis one? Big, big trouble for Emefiele side because di money wey dem discover na money wey dey follow Emefiele everywhere! Na wah!
Dis investigation no just start anyhow o! Na because of wetin happen when Inter-Agency Task Force send report go EFCC, dem begin track money wey dey fly up and down. Jaiyeoba talk say dem find plenty assets plus cash during dem investigation wey don turn civil servant matter for government. All dis money wey dem recover don dey under government gbedu now.
Emefiele assistant, Eric Ocheme Odo, come connect di money like transformer when dem discover say na from him hand e come. Dem say Odo na like middleman wey dey carry cash from Emefiele give di lawyer. Wetin we dey talk here? Di guy dey serious for money matter o, e even dey use dem funds for renovation and other properties wey dey under Emefiele brand!
As di matter dey hot, dem don gather evidence wey be internal CBN memos wey e go show di relationship between Emefiele and money wey dey trace to several companies, even one wey dem call Architekon Nigeria Limited. Na so Emefiele say make dem approove payments to dem for all di chop dem do for e house for Ikoyi.
Exhibit A1 wey dey talk about renovation approval don show how much Emefiele dey spend on unnecessary things. Wetin di matter dey try talk be say na big man style; e no wan penny to e keep. Na di same thing dey happen for office furniture wey cost di bank almost N98 million. Na wetin we dey call high life oo!
Justice Muazu don adjourn di case till March 5, 16, and 17, 2026 make dem continue di trial. Emefiele dey face 20-count charge wey get to do with criminal breach of trust and alleged procurement fraud of about N1.2 billion wey dey trend like music for this whole gist. We go dey watch as di matter dey unfold!
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