The special offences court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos state, has fixed September 15, 2025, to rule on an application by a former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, seeking a forensic examination of some WhatsApp messages admitted in evidence in his ongoing trial for an alleged 4.5 Billion Dollars and 2.8 Billion Naira fraud.
Justice Rahman Oshodi fixed the date after listening to arguments from Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo, challenging the authenticity of the digital messages presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him.
Emefiele, however, told the court, through the lawyer, that he will need to engage a forensic expert to confirm the veracity of the evidence.