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To prevent giving Emefiele a single kobo, the EFCC is going to the Court of Appeal

The former CBN CEO was detained according to a legitimate court order, according to the EFCC.The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court's decision to award Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), ?100 million in damages has left the EFCC unhappy.Dele Oyewale, a spokesman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said in a statement on Monday in Abuja that the commission would file an instant appeal of the ruling.According to Oyewale, Justice O.A. Adeniyi punished the commission on Monday for violating Emefiele's right to liberty by holding him during his inquiry. "The decision failed to take cognizance of the fact that the former CBN boss was held with a valid order of court.