Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor has arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for his alleged gun possession trial.
Emefiele arrived around 9:20am after his lawyers had arrived earlier.
The suspended CBN boss is to stand trial on two charges bothering on possession of a single-barrel shotgun (JOJEFF MAGNUM 8371) without a licence.
The Federal Government, which is prosecuting him, maintained that the offence was contrary to Section 4 of the Firearms Act, 2004, and punishable under Section 27 (1b) of the same Act.
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In the second charge, the suspended Emefiele 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.
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