Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has denied ownership of the forfeited $4.7 million, N830 million, and several properties recently seized by the Federal Government.
On Friday, the Federal High Court in Lagos, under Justice Yellim Bogoro, ordered the final forfeiture of the assets following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
However, in a statement issued by Emefiele’s legal team, led by Olawale Fapohunda, the former CBN governor clarified that while DeepBlue Energy Limited, established in 2009, is owned by a relative of Emefiele, it is not his property.