Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has directed that Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, be held in Kuje prison awaiting the outcome of his bail application.
Emefiele will be held in prison until the court rules on his bail petition on November 22.
His principal attorney, Mathew Burkaa SAN, filed the bail application, which was vigorously challenged by Rotimi Oyedepo on behalf of the Federal Government.
After taking arguments for and against the application, Justice Muazu said a bench ruling could not be delivered in view of the plethora of authorities cited by the two parties.
The Judge said he needed a little time to study the authorities and peruse through the exhibits supplied by Emefiele to support his request for bail.
At the time of this report, officials of the Kuje prison authority have been contacted to bring a vehicle to convey him to prison.
