Nigeria, June 16 -- The Court of Appeal in Lagos has set aside an order of final forfeiture of some assets seized from embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele.

The court's three-member bench overturned the forfeiture order in a two-to-one split decision, with the binding majority decision citing conflicting evidence and procedural missteps in the trial court.

The PUNCH, relying on the certified true copy (CTC) of the decision, reported on Monday that the judgement was delivered on 9 April.

According to the newspaper, the Court of Appeal, through its majority decision, ordered a retrial at the Federal High Court, Lagos, which had on 1 November 2024 granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (...