Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of Abuja.
Gatekeepers News reports that the court said Emefiele must, however, remain in the country.
His bail terms had restricted him to the FCT. Emefiele, through his lawyer, Mathew Bukka, SAN, then requested a variation of the terms.
The Counsel of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, did not object.
He told the court to ensure that Emefiele wrote an undertaking that he would remain in the country if his plea was granted.
The charges against the former governor of the CBN was also amended to 20 from 6.
The amended charges against Emefiele now includes criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery, procurement fraud and conspiracy to commit felony.
The court had on December 24, 2023 granted Emefiele bail in sum of N300 million with two sureties in like sum.
