DSS Under Pressure Over Emefiele As Second Court Gives New Order

The Department of State Services, DSS was under pressure on Friday as a second court in as many days ordered it to release the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Mr Godwin Emefiele just as his lawyer claimed that he was in poor health.

The order of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja for the release of Emefiele came as it declared that the arrest and detention of the DSS was null and void.

GWG.ng reports that Emefiele sought the court’s intervention against the Incorporated Trustees of the Forum for Accountability and Good Leadership, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Inspector General of Police, the State Security Service, and the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Justice Bello Kawu his ruling affirmed that the arrest and detention were in violation of a previous ruling by Justice M. A. Hassan.

Emefiele’s counsel, Peter Abang had requested the court to invalidate his client’s arrest and detention, arguing it was in defiance of Justice M. A. Hassan’s ruling delivered on December 29, 2022.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Bello Kawu agreed that the arrest and detention violated Justice Hassan’s standing order.

The court also nullified any arrest warrant obtained by the DSS and ordered Emefiele’s release from custody.

Following the ruling, Emefiele’s counsel hailed the courage of Nigerian judges and put pressure on the DSS to comply with the court order promptly.

He, however, noted that Emefiele’s health had suffered during his one-month detention and insisted he should be allowed released to allow him to tend to it.

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