Emefiele
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Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, the embattled immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied ownership of the cash and properties recently forfeited to the Federal Government, as ordered by the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, February 21.
He made the clarification in a press statement issued in Abuja by Olawale Fapohunda on behalf of his legal team.
The former CBN governo stated that a company, DeepBlue Energy Limited, established in 2009, is owned by his relative and not himself, as being peddled in the media.
According to him, Justice Aneke of the same Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, had previously discharged an interim forfeiture order on the same assets now ordered to be forfeited by Honourable Justice Yellim Bogoro.
Emefiele warned those associating him and his family with the assets to stop doing so in the interest of fairness.
“Our attention has been drawn to recent news reports indicating that Justice Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted a final forfeiture order on certain properties allegedly linked to one Anita Joy Omoile and her companies, including DeepBlue Energy Limited,” the statement read in part.
“It is important to clarify that DeepBlue Energy Limited, established in 2009, is owned by a relative of our client, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, but not by Mr. Emefiele himself.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, we, as the legal representatives of Godwin Emefiele, categorically disassociate our client from the ownership of the assets in question.
“For emphasis, the assets in question do not belong to our client or any member of his immediate family.
“Furthermore, information reaching us suggests that Justice Aneke of the same Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, had previously discharged an interim forfeiture order on the same assets now forfeited by Honourable Justice Bogoro.
“We urge all stakeholders and members of the public to take note of this clarification and stop associating these assets with Mr. Godwin Emefiele.”
