Lagos, Nigeria – Na serious matter wey just land as Court of Appeal don scatter the final forfeiture order wey Federal High Court give for the assets of Godwin Emefiele, wey be former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. Di ruling happen for April 9, 2025, and e no sweet EFCC as dem dey yan say dem no gree for dis one.
To make am clear, di appellate court sabi say dem need make dem retrial di case, meaning na new drama go start again. Di original court don talk say Emefiele suppose gree release him properties to Federal Government, wey include houses, land and some big money wey dey $2,045,000. As dem dey gist, EFCC dey argue say di properties na proceeds of unlawful activities. E be like say na wetin dem sabi pass, but dem no fit prove am well, abi?
Emefiele, wey no wan chop di final decision, carry lawyer wey get sense, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), come appeal di matter. Di lawyer dey try show say di trial judge no look di matter well before him talk say make Emefiele gree hand over di properties.
EFCC lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), no gree rest, him talk say Emefiele no fit show evidence say him buy di properties with clean money. E dey even mention money wey Emefiele talk say na hin salary but no follow proper channel to show evidence. Dem dey drag di matter like say na football for court.
Justice Abdulazeez Anka, wey dey judge di case, Yan say him believe say di money wey Emefiele dey collect fit buy di properties wey dey cause wahala. Him talk say since Emefiele don dey run di show for years, him suppose fit take care of di properties. But him still talk say, “We go still need to hear from witnesses for dis matter, no be only paperwork.”
Dem go carry di case go lower court make dem do trial again, but Emefiele go still dey na dem dey hold di $2,045,000 wey e no protest against. Na wetin be di essence of all dis stories wey dey play for di courts? Na wah o!
As di judges dey exchange words like old padi, one talk say dem fit buy property for person if na for di person benefit but di other one talk say no dey confuse di matter. Dem head dey hot for di court, and everybody dey wait for di next round – who go win?
Di case dey push na to di court house again, and we go follow am sharp sharp to see wetin go happen next. One tins sure: di matter no fit finish anytime soon, and di whole country dey watch abeg!
