Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria

•Court stops Emefiele's arrest. •Declares Buhari's authority required to arrest CBN gov. •Frowns at use of court to cover for irregular procedure, ...

“It will not, by any means, succumb to propaganda, intimidation and the desperation of hirelings to undermine it. “Given not to joining issues, the service warns those on a wild goose chase to be mindful of their actions. A presidential candidate of a major political party is on the plot as well. “They are working on the premise that the court would grant an order for the Service to arrest and detain Mr. The State Security Service, an agency of federal government, secretly approached the Federal High Court Abuja, and filed an ex parte application against Mr. Emefiele to the United States of America with President Muhammadu Buhari may have stalled this aspect of the plan. Godwin Emefiele was removed from office or ceased to be the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. We believe that the plot further included carrying out of activities, which would have put the life and person of Mr. Some of the inscriptions read: ‘We will resist those who want to destabilise Buhari’s economic and monetary policies’; ‘Supporters of Buhari’s economic agenda want DG DSS sacked for attempting to frame CBN Governor for terrorism’; ‘Shocking: DSS Court action to frame CBN Governor for terrorism uncovered. “If it is, then, he is unarguably a high ranking public official in Nigeria and occupies a sensitive position as one of the key drivers of the nation’s economy. Priscilla read: “Upon perusal of the documents that constitute the Applicant’s Motion Ex parte dated and filed on 7/12/2022, I am constrained to make the following vital observations. The CTC, which was dated December 13, and signed by a staff of the Court, one Mrs.

There are reports of a huge protest by people numbering over 200 who stormed a Federal High Court in Abuja following a reported suit secretly filed by the ...

The DSS had approached the Federal High Court Abuja in the secret suit under S66 of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022 to demand that the court order Emefiele’s detention for 60 days in the first instance. The leader of the protesters, Tochukwu Ohazuruike, who had earlier addressed a press conference, alleged that the Director-General of the DSS and his allies in the plot had already promised someone else the CBN Governorship on the agreement that the cash withdrawal limit policy would be immediately suspended. The report said that the protesters marched to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation where they submitted a petition against the action of the DSS.

The DSS or State Security Service (SSS) had accused Emefiele of allegedly aiding and abetting acts of terrorism. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ...

It is left to speculation if the "Godwin Emefiele" is the same person as the serving Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. I however do not find such evidence in this Instant application, whereas it is a necessary procedure in the observance of the Rule of Law disclosed in the supporting affidavit. The Respondent in this application is named as "Godwin Emefiele" without disclosure of his status or position anywhere; not even In the affidavit. It is my respectful opinion that the ipse dixit of the Applicant standing on its own, is not sufficient evidence upon which to deprive a person of his liberty. The entire affidavit depositions, especially as per paragraph 4 of the supporting affidavit, purport that preliminary investigation has revealed various acts of Terrorism Financing, fraudulent activities perpetrated by the Respondent and his Involvement in economic crimes of national security dimension. Tsoho, the Chief Judge, said the DSS did not provide any concrete evidence to substantiate its claims that Emefiele was involved in terrorism financing and economic crimes.