A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Okpoziakpo Eloho, on Thursday told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, did not benefit from the $6,230,000, reportedly stolen from the apex bank.
The witness, a Commissioner of Police at the Fraud Unit of the Force Headquarters, Abuja, admitted that there was no evidence that Emefiele benefitted from the loot either in cash or in transfer into his account by those who admitted stealing the money.
Eloho made the clarification during cross examination by Mathew Burka, SAN, lead counsel to the defendant.
Emefiele is being prosecuted by the anti-graft agency on alleged procurement fraud and abuse of office before Justice Hamza Muazu.
At Thursday’s proceedings Eloho, who led the police investigation of the former CBN boss, stated that Emefiele in the statement he made to the team of investigators denied ever giving approval and authorization for the release of the money to anybody.
The witness also said that the defendant also denied ever receiving any letter from the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, or acted on any such letter in relation to the alleged stealing.
Answering a question, CP Eloho admitted that one Jibril Abubakar appeared before his probe panel during investigation and admitted collecting the $6. 2 million from the Abuja branch of the CBN.
He also said that none of those interviewed or investigated in respect of the money
