By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has expressed dissatisfaction with a judgment of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court awarding N100 million damages against it in favour of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele.
According to a statement issued on Monday by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity, he said, “Justice O.A. Adeniyi fined the Commission after he ruled that the Commission’s detention of Emefiele in the course of his investigation was a violation of his right to liberty.
The decision failed to take cognizance of the fact that the former CBN boss was held with a valid order of court. Consequently, the Commission will approach the Court of Appeal to set it aside.