•By Halimah Olamide
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has rejected a fine of N100m fine was imposed by the Federal High Court for detaining former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele.
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the commission, Dele Oyewale on Monday evening.
According to the statement, Justice O.A. Adeniyi, on Monday, January 8, 2024 fined the Commission after he ruled that the Commission’s detention of Emefiele in the course of his investigation was a violation of his right to liberty.
The EFCC has therefore, vowed to appeal the judgment, saying Mr Emefiele was detained based on a court order.
“The decision failed to take cognizance of the fact that the former CBN boss was held with a valid order of court.
“Consequently, the Commission will approach the Court of Appeal to set it aside.”