The Department of State Services re-arrested Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Tuesday following a confrontation with officials from the Nigerian Correctional Service.
Emefiele was re-arrested at the Federal High Court in Lagos, specifically at the Ikoyi location.
This occurred after Justice Nicholas Oweibo granted bail to the embattled and suspended apex bank chief in the amount of N20 million.
In his ruling on the bail application, Justice Oweibo said, “I find and hold that the prosecution has failed to establish why the defendant should not be granted bail.
“Consequently the defendant is admitted to bail in the sum of 20 million naira with one surety in like sum.
“The surety must be owner of a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court who must not be less than Level 16 in the Nigerian Civil Service.
“The defendant must deposit his international passport to the court.
“Case is adjourned to 14th of November for trial.”
The judge further directed that Emefiele be detained at the correctional facility until the bail conditions are met.
President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele as the apex bank chief on June 9, 2023. A day later, the secret police confirmed that the embattled and suspended CBN chief was in their custody.
