Godwin Emefiele, embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been released from state detention after spending six months in custody.
By this act, he will spend Christmas in the warm embrace of his family after a long absence, barring unforeseens.
Emefiele was released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, after bail conditions were met and the documentations processed by his legal team.
Mathew Burkaa, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who is counsel for Emefiele, confirmed the release of his client to Channels Television.
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had granted Emefiele bail in sum of N300 million with two sureties in like sum.
While he was remanded in Kuje, Emefiele was mandated to deposit all his travel documents with the registrar of the court and must remain within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
The trial over his alleged procurement of vehicles has already begun before Justice Hamza Muazu.
Emefiele was first taken into custody by the Department of State Services (DSS) in June, following his suspension as the CBN governor by President Bola Tinubu.
Confirming the arrest of Emefiele at the time, the DSS spokesperson Peter Afunanya had said, “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now in its custody for some investigative reasons.
