BREAKING: Godwin Emefiele Pleads Not Guilty In Court | READ DETAILS
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to the charge levelled against him by the Department for State Service (DSS).
Emefiele arrived at about 9:20am at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos state for his alleged gun possession trial.
He is to stand trial on a two-count charge which accuses him of possessing a single-barrel shotgun (JOJEFF MAGNUM 8371) without a licence on June 15 .
According to the DSS, the offence was contrary to Section 4 of the Firearms Act, 2004, and punishable under Section 27 (1b) of the same Act.
In the second count, the suspended CBN Governor was accused of having in his possession 123 rounds of live ammunition (Cartridges) without a licence, which was contrary to Section 8 of the Firearms Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (1)(b)(il) of the same Act.
