Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has stated with the stunning revelations arising from the trial of ex-Governor of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, there’s the necessity for the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, to audit the monetary transactions of all officers of presidency who served underneath former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a press release on Friday, the Managing Accomplice of Abuja-based regulation agency, Legislation Hall, counseled the EFCC for exposing the alleged forgery of Buhari’s signature and that of ex-Secretary Common of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, by the embattled ex-CBN governor, who’s enmeshed in an alleged $6.2 million fraud for international observers within the final ballot.
Olajengbesi stated, “The audacity of these in energy and their felony affect is turning into an excessive amount of and have to be stopped.
“The EFCC should not cease at simply the previous CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele however ought to perform a whole audit of principal actors who served underneath the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. There needs to be deterrent for unhealthy conduct.
“Emefiele and all those that served underneath the Buhari administration needs to be correctly audited and given an opportunity to clear their names because the corruption that manifested underneath that authorities is gargantuan.”
reporter remembers that the EFCC, on June 18, 2023, arraigned Emefiele on amended 20 counts, by which he was accused of impersonating Mustapha to illegally transfer $6.2m from the CBN vault.
Within the expenses, the EFCC alleged that on February 8, 2023, Emefiele connived with one Odoh Ocheme, who’s now on the run, to acquire $6.2m from the CBN, claiming that it was requested by the SGF “vide a letter dated twenty sixth January 2023 with Ref No. SGF.43/L.01/”.
