Emefiele’s Fraud Trial: Decide To Rule On Admissibility Of Digital Proof Thursday

The Lagos State Particular Offences Court docket, Ikeja, presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi will on Thursday, October 9, 2025, ship a ruling on the admissibility of essential digital proof offered by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) within the ongoing trial of the immediate-past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

It might be recalled that the previous CBN helmsman is dealing with a 19-count cost of alleged fraud alongside his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, as slammed towards them by the anti-graft company.

Justice Oshodi arrived on the date after a fierce argument ensued between counsels concerned within the case, over the authenticity and certification of paperwork extracted from a former Govt Assistant to the CBN Governor.

Earlier than this growth, the counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, had continued with the testimony of Alvan Gurumnaan, an operative of the anti-graft company, who detailed the digital path uncovered through the investigation.

The proof offered included WhatsApp conversations between key people within the case.

In a major revelation, the EFCC witness defined the acronym “PCS” discovered within the chats, stating that one “piece” was a code signifying a unit of N1,000.

Additional evaluation of the cell phone of the previous Govt Assistant, Mr John Adetola, allegedly unveiled chats with a Mr Eric Eboh, wherein directions got to ship $400,000 “for Oga.”

Gurumnaan testified that Adetola confirmed receiving and delivering the desired quantity, including that efforts to hint and interview the reportedly elusive Mr Eboh are ongoing.

Whereas some paperwork dated February 2024 had been admitted as proof with out objection, a bundle of subsequent paperwork extracted from Adetola’s telephone met stiff resistance.

Defence counsels, led by Olalekan Ojo, SAN and Kazeem Gbadamosi, SAN, objected to their admissibility, citing issues over an absence of correct certification as required underneath the Proof Act.