The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Tuesday visited the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Kuje Prison, Abuja.

The monarch joined the list of influential Nigerians seeking the release of the former apex bank chief, who is behind bars for his inability to meet his N300 million bail condition.

The Ooni was at the prison twice to visit Emefiele, Politics Nigeria gathered. The first time was in the early afternoon. He left after and returned four hours later to continue with his discussions with him. The monarch had very lengthy meetings with Emefiele.

Emefiele was last month arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on procurement fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was accused of using his position to confer a corrupt advantage on Sa’adatu Yaro, a staff of CBN, by awarding a contract for the procurement of 43 vehicles worth N1.2 billion between 2018 and 2020.

Prior to his arrest and arraignment by the EFCC, Emefiele had been in the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS) for over four months. However, when the DSS released him, he got rearrested by the EFCC.

Emefiele had pleaded not guilty to the amended charges and was later granted bail in the sum of N300 million as well as two sureties in like sum, both of which must have certificates of occupancy and titles of properties within the Maitama district in Abuja.

He was also mandated to deposit all his travel documents with the Registrar of the Court with a warning to remain within the Abuja Municipal Council.

The former CBN governor was unable to meet the bail conditions and is remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility until 2024.

1TrippleCee:
until 2024. He should get a feel of what he put the entire nation through

Ozommadu:


But buhari shouldn't?? Tinubu has done worst in the past 6months but you still love your bigoted slave chain.

Voluntary slaves everywhere

FreeStuffsNG:
Hmmm. Mr Emefiele has found favour. This is very rare and probably unprecedented. Whatever prayers he said to God to have found this kind of favour, he should not stop.

He really went too far punishing innocent Nigerians with some now dead as a result of his harsh naira redesign policy even after the courts told him to reverse the ill implemented policy, but God doesn't want the death of a sinner, especially a penitent one.

As in, a whole Ooni visited him while he is in incarceration. Ha!

1TrippleCee:
until 2024. He should get a feel of what he put the entire nation through

Obakoolex:
Onirinsa wetin be your stress baba.... this man suffer Nigerians more than this nah. He suppose use like 600 years inside prison before release

Obakoolex:
Onirinsa wetin be your stress baba.... this man suffer Nigerians more than this nah. He suppose use like 600 years inside prison before release

seunmsg:
Make this Ooni self try to dey stay one place now. Going to personally visit him in prison is absolutely unnecessary. He should allow the law to take its full course.

1TrippleCee:



If you can jail Buhari, i would love to see you and him to jail since you think you maintain the monopoloy of talking. If Emefiele had not connivved with Buhari, he wont be where he is. You think i dont want to see Buhari imprisoned ?

JohnAOne:
Is this true?

Which kind Ooni be this sef?

Obakoolex:
Onirinsa wetin be your stress baba.... this man suffer Nigerians more than this nah. He suppose use like 600 years inside prison before release

Ozommadu:


You want to see buhari in prison yen yen yen, yet you people defended him for 8 wasted years...calling igbos names for daring to hold buhari accountable.

Who are you deceiving?