Emefiele: Expert confirms Buhari, ex-SGF’s signatures forged to move $6.2m from CBN

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seconder and a forensic document examiner, Bamaiyi Haruna, has said that the analysis conducted on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) document for the release of $6.2 million in February 2023 was forged.

According to The Punch, Haruna made the confirmation on Thursday, March 7.

The EFCC had alleged that former governor of the CBN Godwin Emefiele, in connivance with one Odoh Ocheme, now on the run, obtained $6.2 million from the apex bank. They have claimed it was a request by the SGF "to provide a letter dated 26th January 2023 with Ref No. SGF.43/L.01/."

EFCC defends allegation against Emefiele

The commission had alleged that the former governor of the CBN, in January 2023, forged a document with the title "RE: PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ON FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVER MISSIONS," dated 26 January 2023 with Ref No. SGF.43/L.01/201.

At the last court sitting, the former secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, explained that former President Muhammadu Buhari did not authorise the document and that it was not from his office.

The former SGF also informed the court that the Buhari's administration had no business with foreign election observers.

On his part, Haruna, the sixth prosecutor witness on the matter, explained that the real signatures of President Buhari and the former SGF were analysed with the ones on the documents, and they were not the same.

Emefiele threatened to sue Akpabio

Legit.ng earlier reported that Emefiele had threatened the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, over alleged defamation.

Through his lawyer, Emefiele asked the Senate president to apologise publicly or face an N25 billion defamation suit.

Akpabio said on Sunday that President Bola Tinubu inherited an economy damaged by Emefiele when he was the CBN governor.