Emefiele charged as DSS complies with court order

In a significant development, the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to court. This comes after an Abuja High Court issued an order on July 13, instructing the secret police to either charge Emefiele within one week or release him.

Peter Afunanya, the spokesperson for the DSS, confirmed in a statement on Thursday night that Emefiele has indeed been charged in accordance with the court's directive.

The DSS statement reads, “Sequel to an Abuja High Court Order of today, July 13, 2023, the Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele has been charged to Court in compliance with the Order.

“The public may recall that the Service had, in 2022, applied for a Court Order to detain him in respect of a criminal investigation.

“Though he obtained a restraining Order from an FCT High Court, the Service, however, arrested him in June, 2023, on the strength of suspected fresh criminal infractions/information, one of which forms the basis for his current prosecution.

“The Service assures the public of professionalism, justice and fairness in handling this matter and indeed the discharge of its duties within the confines of the law”.

DSS HAS CHARGED EMEFIELE TO COURT

Sequel to an Abuja High Court Order of today, 13th July, 2023, the Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele has been charged to Court in compliance with the Order.

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