Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Thursday broke down in tears inside the court room of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, after his arraignment on a fresh 20-count charge was stalled.
The arraignment could not hold as the second defendant, Saadat Yaro, was absent.
Counsel to the Federal Government and Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Hamza Muazu that Mrs Saadat Yaro took ill in the morning, hence her absence.
Abubakar apologized to the court and applied for a new date for arraignment.
The request for adjournment was not opposed by Akinlolu Kehinde, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, who stood for Emefiele.
Justice Muazu subsequently fixed August 23 for the arraignment.
Operatives of the Department of the State Service (DSS) who brought Emefiele to court under heavy security returned him to their custody.
Mohammed Abubakar had earlier announced that the Federal Government has filed fresh charges against Emefiele, one of which accuses Emefiele of ‘Conferring Unlawful Advantages’.