The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele is expected to be arraigned at the Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday on charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo, who will be sitting as the vacation judge for the entire South-West, fixed the date hearing for Friday.
A lawyer to Emefiele, Victor Opara said that hearing notices to that effect had been issued and sent to all counsel involved in the matter.
He also confirmed that the former president of the Nigerian Bar Association Joseph Daudu is expected to lead Emefiele’s defence team.
Credible News reports that the Department of State Services had on July 13, 2023 filed a two-count of illegal processions of firearm and ammunition against the suspended CBN governor.
The DSS in the charge sheet accused Emefiele of possessing a single-barrelled shotgun, JOJEFF MAGNUM 8371, without a licence.
In the second count, the service charged him with illegally possessing 23 rounds of live ammunition, cartridges, without a licence. The offence is also said to be contrary to Section 8 of the Firearms Act and punishable under Section 27; 1, b, il, of the same Act.
