BREAKING: Court Gives Fresh Directive to DSS On Suspended CBN Governor Emefiele
- The DSS has been ordered to immediately grant the suspended CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele unrestricted access to his family and lawyer
- A federal high court sitting in Abuja told the secret police that the constitutional right of the embattled Emefiele should not be trampled upon
- Emefiele was arrested by the DSS on Saturday after he was suspended as CBN governor by President Bola Tinubu on Friday
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FCT, Abuja - The Department of State Service (DSS) and its Director General have been ordered to grant the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, unrestricted access to his lawyers as well as his family members.
A federal high court at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at Maitama in Abuja on Friday, June 16, directed the secret police that Emefiele's constitutional right should be respected after the ex-CBN's counsel, J.B. Daudu SAN, filed the application, Channels TV reported.
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When did DSS arrest suspended CBN Governor Emefiele?
The DSS arrested the former CBN governor on Saturday, June 10, after he was suspended by President Bola Tinubu on Friday even, June 9.
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Daudu told the court that he had written to the secret police, particularly on June 14, in order to take further instructions from the ex-CBN boss but the DSS refused to grant him audience or respond to the application.
On the other hand, counsel to the second and third respondents, I. Awo, told the court that the DSS did not have the penchant for refusing such a request and that it was wrong to do so.
DSS will comply with the court order on Emefiele, lawyer assures
However, he expressed certainty that the security service would abide by the order of the court and grant access to the listed lawyers and family members of Emefiele to see him, while counsel to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation did not oppose the application.
In another development, counsel to the DSS, as well as the Office of the AGF, requested an extension of time to file their respective responses to the originating motion, which was granted, and the suit was further adjourned till Tuesday, June 19 for hearing of the substantive suit.
"Herdsmen, poverty in the north, 2 other things I discussed with Tinubu": Ex-CBN Gov Sanusi
Legit.ng earlier reported that Sanusi Lamido, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ex-Emir of Kano State, has revealed why he visited President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa on Thursday, June 15.
In a video shared by Arise TV, the economist disclosed that he had been friends with President Tinubu since he (Tinubu) was the governor of Lagos State and he (Sanusi) was a banker.
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