The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has opposed the application of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the release of his passport to enable him to make an overseas medical trip.
EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement, noting that the defense counsel, Labi Lawal, had filed an affidavit seeking the release of Emefiele’s passport to enable him to travel to the united kingdom for medical treatments but it was objected to by the EFCC.
In response, the defense counsel dismissed the prosecution’s arguments as speculative, noting that the prosecution can issue an international red alert on the defendant to enable his arrest if he made the overseas medical trip and refused to come back.