Nigeria, May 4 -- The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has admitted key extra-judicial statements made by Henry Omoile, a co-defendant in the joint trial he is facing alongside former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele.

In a ruling delivered on Monday by Judge Rahman Oshodi following a trial-within-trial. the court held that statements made by Mr Omoile on 26 February 2024 were voluntary and therefore admissible as evidence.

However, Mr Oshodi rejected another set of statements dated 27 February 2024, ruling that they did not comply with the law because they were neither made in the presence of a legal practitioner nor recorded on video.

"I have carefully considered the evidence presented during the mini...