Justice E Okpe of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, has struck out a joint case against the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) by George and Okanta, siblings of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

This followed the withdrawal of the case by two after filling a notice of discountenance of the case.

The Emefiele siblings took the AGF and the DSS to court over the infringement on their fundamental human rights on account of issues surrounding the embattled suspended CBN governor.

The AGF and the DSS did not oppose the withdrawal of the case.

Meanwhile, the expected Wednesday arraignment of Emefiele over an alleged procurement fraud to the tune of N6.9 billion has again been stalled.

The matter was not listed on the cause list of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday with no reason given as lawyers to both parties were absent in court.

The suspended CBN governor, who appeared before the court last Thursday, was supposed to be arraigned but the arraignment was stalled due to the absence of the second defendant who was said to have been indisposed.

Although Emefiele (the first defendant) was present in court, the second defendant, a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro, was not in court.

Following an application for adjournment, the Presiding Judge, Justice Hamza Muazu adjourned the matter to August 23, 2023. (Pieced together from reports by The Nation and Channels TV)