Emefiele cleared of benefiting from $6.2M stolen CBN funds by EFCC witness

Mr. Okpoziakpo Eloho, a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has claimed that the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, did not benefit from the $6,230,000, reportedly stolen from the apex bank.

He revealed this during a cross examination by Mathew Burka, SAN, lead counsel to the defendant.

Eloho who is a Commissioner of Police at the Fraud Unit of the Force Headquarters, Abuja, explained that there was no evidence that Emefiele benefitted from the loot.

During the court proceeding on Thursday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Eloho stated that Emefiele in the statement he made to the team of investigators denied ever giving approval and authorization for the release of the money to anybody.

“I recall that on December 13, 2023, we were at Kuje correctional center where the defendant made his statement in relation to his office on the $6.2 million. He was confronted with the issue of the money, his approval and authorization for the release of the money. In the process the defendant denied he did not sign for the approval or release of the money. The defendant also denied receiving any letter from SGF, he also stated that the signature on the documents that related to the approval and release of the money was not his,” he said.