The Federal Government has denied entering into a N50bn billion planned non-prosecution plea bargain with the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
Emefiele was reported to have entered into a plea bargain with the government on the condition of surrendering N50 billion to facilitate his early release from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS).
The plea bargain was also said to be aimed at cancelling the trial of the former CBN governor on a series of charges comprising money laundering, breach of the public procurement act and abuse of office.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, however, said that there was no iota of truth in the plea bargain deal, while stating that neither his office nor the presidency have had anything of such nature with Emefiele.
