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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chinedu Asadu

Former Nigerian central bank chief arraigned and remanded in prison for alleged fraud

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The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who was removed from office in June, was on Friday charged with procurement fraud at a local court, which remanded him in prison pending his bail ruling.

In amended charges, the Nigerian goverment said Godwin Emefiele illegally awarded contracts for dozens of vehicles during his time as the governor of the apex bank in Africa’s largest economy, according to court documents.

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