EMEFIELE: FINANCE MINISTRY UNAWARE OF N124.86BN CBN WITHDRAWAL, WITNESS TELLS COURT. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Emefiele:  Finance Ministry Unaware of N124.86bn CBN Withdrawal,   Witness Tells Court   A Director in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Ali Mohammed, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, that the Ministry was not aware of the withdrawal of N124.86 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.   Mohammed, who testified as the prosecution witness 10, PW10, in the ongoing trial of the former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Abbas Mohammed.   The witness said he appeared before the court because his Ministry received a letter from the investigation team concerning N154 billion said to have been withdrawn by the CBN.   Explaining his position and responsibilities in the Ministry, Mohammed said, “My Lord, the Department of Home Finance is made up of three functions based in three divisions, that is State and Public...

PROTESTERS STORM EFCC OFFICE TODAY,DEMAND FAYOSE'S PROSECUTION OVER $2.1BN ARMS SCANDAL.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 1 person, standing and outdoor                 Some protesters under the aegis of ''Patriotic Mothers Without Borders'',today Friday,January 20,2017 stormed the EFCC Abuja headquarters calling for the ''arrest,investigation and prosecution'' of Ayo Fayose,governor of Ekiti State,over his involvement in the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal.Chanting ''Fayose must go'',the women numbering about 300 carried various placards and banners with inscriptions like: ''EFCC Must Prosecute Fayose'', ''Corruption is Corruption'',''Fayose is being tormented by the blood of innocent Nigerians slaughtered by Boko Haram''.
Convener of the group,Nnenna Jideofor,accused Fayose of stealing part of funds meant to equip the military in the fight against terrorism.She said: ''The gravity of the crime does not permit that we wait indefinitely for Fayose to leave office; he would have finished spending his share of the loot by then,and he has all the time to destroy evidence''.While presenting its petition to Umar Mohammed,Deputy Director Operations,Abuja,Jideofor expressed discontent at the ruling of Justice Taiwo of the Federal High Court,Ekiti,ordering the EFCC to de-freeze Fayose's Zenith Bank account,that the agency earlier froze having been linked to the arms deal scandal.''As mothers,we beg the EFCC to as a mater of urgency,investigate how much Fayose gave lawmakers of Ekiti State House of Assembly who we believe have lost their souls t an overlord,'' she added.
Responding,Mohammed assured the ''mothers with borders'' that the agency takes all petitions seriously,and that of the women would be given adequate attention.We are not selective in our operations,and every petition received is thoroughly investigated,no matter how highly placed the person is,he said.More photos below.
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