The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a lawsuit against former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over allegations of stealing and unlawfully acquiring 753 housing units located at Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokongoma District, Abuja. In eight fresh counts filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the EFCC accused Emefiele of also possessing billions of naira in proxy accounts during his tenure as CBN governor. According to the commission, Emefiele allegedly collaborated with Eric Ocheme—who is currently at large—to acquire the disputed properties in August 2021. The new charges further allege that between January and December 2019, Emefiele maintained a proxy account with Zenith Bank in Abuja containing ₦167 million, which prosecutors believe was illicitly acquired. Additionally, the EFCC claims that between January and December 2020, Emefiele and Ocheme held ₦1.23 billion in a Zenith Bank account (No. 1016232915) under the name Kelvito Integrated Services, also suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity. One of the charges reads: “That you GODWIN IFEANYI EMEFIELE and ERIC OCHEME (AT LARGE) between January and December 2021 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, knowingly had under control the total sum of N2, 945,331,050 (Two Billion, Nine Hundred and Forty Five Million, Three Hundred and Thirty One Thousand Fifty Naira.) domiciled in Kelvito Integrated Services’ account No: 1016232915 domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, which sum is reasonably suspected to have been unlawfully obtained.” In count five of the charges, EFCC said between January and December 2022, Mr Emefiele and his conspirator knowingly had under control the total sum of ₦1.98 billion domiciled in Kelvito Integrated Services’ account No: 1016232915 domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, which sum is reasonably suspected to have been unlawfully obtained. The Commission also stated that the former CBN Governor allegedly had ₦900 million in Ifedigo Integrated Services’ account No. 1210750237, domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, which sum is reasonably suspected to have been unlawfully obtained. The EFCC further alleged that Mr Emefiele kept ₦600 million in an account, No. 1210750237, domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, at Ifedigo Integrated Services. “The sum is reasonably suspected to have been unlawfully obtained,” the commission said. The EFCC had previously secured a court order to confiscate the entire estate, which was subsequently handed over to the federal government last week. However, Emefiele filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, seeking to overturn the ruling that granted the government full possession of the Abuja estate consisting of 753 housing units.