Nigeria, March 20 -- The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Abuja, has rejected the additional proof of evidence brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to bolster its corruption case against former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

The additional proof of evidence sought to introduce two new prosecution witnesses with fresh documents relevant to their anticipated testimonies in court.

The extra-judicial statements of the two proposed prosecution witnesses - Tommy Odama John and Ifeanyi Omeke - meant to be part of the additional proof of evidence, were made in August 2024.

The request, filed by EFCC on 15 October 2024, came about one and a half years after the char...