PHOTOS: Emefiele arrives court with Bible, Pleads, Not Guilty, Gets N20m Bail
Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), arrived at the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, around 9:18 am on Tuesday, clutching the Bible.
The King James Version (KJV) of the holy book was tucked inside a red paper bag.
Emefiele will be arraigned before Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, over alleged “illegal possession of firearms
However, he was granted bail in the sum of N20 million.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, said the charges against Emefiele are bailable.
The bail was granted with one surety.
Earlier, Emefiele pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge bordering on alleged illegal possession of firearms preferred against him.
On June 9, President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele and asked him to transfer his responsibilities to Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, deputy governor, operations directorate.
The day after, the DSS announced that Emefiele was in its custody for “some investigative reasons”.
See some photos as Emefiele made his way into the courtroom today.
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