Nigeria: Court to Rule On Emefiele’s Request for Permission to Travel Abroad

The court has fixed a date to rule on Mr Emefiele’s application for permission to travel abroad, a request the EFCC opposed.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has fixed 17 July for ruling on former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele’s application for the release of his passport to enable him to travel abroad for medical treatment.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is prosecuting Mr Emefiele on corruption charges before the court,…