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Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who on January 8 this year voided the detention of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and ordered his release, was inaugurated as a Justice of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. The judge, who also imposed a N100 million fine on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for detaining Emefiele beyond the period allowed by law, was sworn in to the Appeal Court bench along with 21 others by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Justice Adeniyi …