Is IPOB Defending One of Theirs?" DSS Speaks on Lawyer Backing Godwin Emefiele

• The Department of State Services (DSS) has linked Godwin Emefiele's lawyer, Maxwell Okpara, to IPOB
• The secret police called Maxwell Okpara a Biafran Republic agitator and lawyer to the outlawed IPOB
• The DSS asked why Okpara, an "IPOB lawyer" was defending Emefiele in court following his arrest and detention

The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused Maxwell Okpara, counsel to the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, of working for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The secret police, in a post shared on its Twitter handle @OfficialDSSNG, described Okpara as a Biafran Republic agitator and IPOB’s lawyer.

DSS wondered why Okpara is one of Emefiele’s lawyers and asked if IPOB is defending one of their own in court.

It said Okpara needs to be well tutored on the law as regards the arrest and detention of Emefiele.

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"A Biafran Republic agitator and Outlawed IPOB counsel defending the suspended CBN Governor. Is IPOB defending one of theirs???? What a contradiction.....hmmm...what's the connection? Is someone telling us something? May Maxwell be properly educated on points of law, please."

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Legit.ng also reported that Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been charged to court by the Department of State Services (DSS).

Peter Afunanya, the service spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 13, adding that the move was to comply with the ruling of the high court sitting at the federal capital territory (FCT).

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Nigeria's A-list lawyer and senior advocate, Femi Falana, has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to hasten their investigations on the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa and suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Falana made this call during an interview on the Television's late-night program, 'Politics Today.'

Source: Legit.ng