The scheduled arraignment of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at the FCT High Court in Maitama has been postponed again.
Originally set for August 17, the arraignment was postponed due to the absence of Sa’adatu Yaro, Emefiele’s co-accused.
The case was rescheduled for August 23, but it was not listed on the court’s cause list on Wednesday.
Emefiele and Yaro, along with April1616 Investment Ltd, are facing a fresh 20-count charge of conspiracy and procurement fraud, among others.
Emefiele had been in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June.
He was previously granted bail on a charge of “illegal possession” of firearms, but the DSS and prison officials had a disagreement on his custody.
The federal government later withdrew the charge of “illegal possession of firearms” against Emefiele, and the court granted the withdrawal on August 17.