Nigeria, Nov. 14 -- The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Friday admitted a Supreme Court judgement upholding the forfeiture of seven properties, $2.045 million and share certificates linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to the federal government.

Trial judge Rahman Oshodi admitted the certified true copy of the judgement as Exhibit L in Mr Emefiele's trial over alleged fraud involving $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion.

The judge overruled objections by the defence, holding that a certified true copy of a Supreme Court judgement was admissible as a public document.

He also ruled that tendering only the lead judgement did not make the document incomplete or inadmissible.

However, Mr Oshodi ...