EFCC tells court Emefiele allegedly used proxies to buy multi-billion-naira properties
By Aboki Forex —
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has told the Ikeja Special Offences Court that former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele allegedly used associates, including a lawyer, to acquire multi-billion-naira properties through proxies while in office.
An EFCC investigator, Mr Alvan Gurumnaan, gave the evidence on Thursday as the seventh prosecution witness in the trial of Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, before Justice Rahman Oshodi.
What the investigator told the court
Gurumnaan said the properties allegedly linked to Emefiele had been recovered in Lagos, Delta, Ogun and Abuja.
He said investigators recovered more than $2m in cash from the office of a lawyer, Ifeanyi Omeke.
According to the witness, Omeke allegedly admitted to acting as a front for Emefiele and receiving money on his behalf.
Proxies and recovered assets
The court heard that the former CBN governor allegedly used associates, including the lawyer, to acquire the properties through proxies while he was in office.
The EFCC investigator was continuing his testimony when he made the allegations. The case is before Justice Rahman Oshodi.
Trial of Emefiele and Omoile
Emefiele is standing trial alongside Henry Omoile. Gurumnaan is the seventh prosecution witness to testify in the case.
The allegations have not been proved in court. The trial continues before the Ikeja Special Offences Court.
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