The EFCC expressed dissatisfaction with a judgment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court awarding N100 million in damages against it in favour of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who said this in a statement in Abuja, disclosed that the commission would appeal the judgment immediately.

Oyewale said that Justice O.A Adeniyi had on Monday, fined the EFCC after he ruled that its detention of Emefiele in the course of his investigation was a violation of his right to liberty.