Why DSS Rearrested Suspended CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele After Bail, Fresh Details Emerge
- The Department of State Services controversially rearrested the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele
- A source claimed he was rearrested based on an allegation of financing terrorism
- Emefiele had been in the custody of the DSS since June 10, 2023, after he was relieved of his duty by President Bola Tinubu
- Emefiele's re-arrest on Tuesday, July 25, after a court had granted him bail, prompted reactions from the majority of Nigerians
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Ikoyi, Lagos state - A source familiar with the case between Godwin Emefiele and the Department of State Services (DSS) has said the suspended former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor was rearrested based on an arrest warrant obtained from a magistrate’s court.
Despite a court order for his bail, the DSS rearrested Emefiele on Tuesday, July 25, Channels Television reported.
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Why Emefiele was rearrested by DSS after bail
The bank chief was arrested again after officers of the secret police had a fight with agents of another federal agency, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), over his custody.
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Although the DSS has yet to issue a statement on why it rearrested the suspended CBN governor, a source familiar with the case disclosed the reason.
According to Daily Trust, the source said:
“The arrest warrant was based on an allegation of financing terrorism.
"We don’t know the propriety of the arrest warrant because a copy has not been made available to the defence team.
“We don’t know why the DSS will obtain an arrest warrant from a magistrate’s court when a Federal High Court has already granted him bail.
"This is impunity of the highest order.”
DSS rearrests Emefiele despite court’s bail
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported how operatives of the DSS on Tuesday, July 25, re-arrested Emefiele after a tussle with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service.
Emefiele’s re-arrest occurred after Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos admitted the embattled and suspended apex bank chief to bail in the sum of N20 million.
Emefiele's brother condemns DSS, prison officials' tussle
Legit.ng also reported that a brother to Emefiele condemned the confrontation between the operatives of the DSS and officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS).
Emefiele's brother made the condemnation outside the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, where the suspended CBN governor was earlier arraigned before Justice Nicholas Oweibo.
Source: Legit.ng
