Forfeiture Order: EFCC Slams Fresh Charges on Emefiele

Forfeiture order: EFCC slams fresh charges on Emefiele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed fresh charges against former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, for allegedly stealing and unlawfully acquiring 753 housing units located at Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja. The anti-graft agency, in the eight new counts filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, accused Emefiele of also holding possession of billions of naira in proxy…

The Institutionalization of Stealing In Nigeria, By Kazeem Akintunde

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, through his lawyers last week, asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a judgement which granted the Federal Government full control of a substantial estate in Abuja comprising of 753 housing units. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had obtained a court order to seize the estate, situated in the Lokogoma District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Initially,…

EFCC Files New Charges Against Emefiele Over Alleged Multi-Billion Naira Estate and Proxy Accounts

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh eight-count charge against former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, accusing him of criminal concealment, money laundering, and forgery involving billions of naira funneled through proxy accounts and the unlawful acquisition of a massive Abuja housing estate. According to court documents marked CR/350/25, dated Friday, May 30, 2025, the E…

EFCC Files New Charges Against Godwin Emefiele Over 753 Abuja Duplexes

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed new charges against former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is now facing fresh charges tied to a huge real estate acquisition and suspicious financial transactions. In court documents dated May 30, 2025 (case number CR/350/25), the EFCC claims that Emefiele, along with […]

EFCC files fresh charges against Emefiele over 753 Abuja duplexes

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against Godwin Emefiele, ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).   The anti-graft agency is accusing Emefiele of unlawfully acquiring a massive housing estate and controlling billions of naira through proxy accounts.   In the charge sheet marked CR/350/25 and dated May 30, 2025, the EFCC alleges that Emefiele, in collusion with Eric Ocheme (currently at large),…

EFCC Files Eight-Count Charges Against Emefiele, Seeks Asset Forfeiture

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed eight fresh charges against former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele on May 27, 2025, at a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking the forfeiture of assets allegedly acquired through fraud. The charges, including money laundering, conspiracy, and abuse of office, relate to Emefiele’s alleged diversion of $1.2 billion in CBN funds and ownership of 753 housing units valued…