An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Alvan Gurumnaan, who is testifying as the eighth prosecution witness, has told the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja how a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, allegedly received a total of $17.1 million in cash through a proxy, for three years.
Led in evidence by counsel for the EFCC, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rotimi Oyedepo, NAIJAONPOINT , Gurumnaan, told Justice Rahman Oshodi, that the monies were received between 2020 and 2023, in tranches and were handed over to Emefiele’s associate, and co-defendant in the case, Henry Omoile.
Emefiele and Omoile are facing a 19-count charge filed against them by the EFCC.
The charge borders on corrupt demands and gratification totalling $4.5 billion and ₦2.8 billion.