Emefiele/DSS

2022 - 12 - 20

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Justice Center Hails Abuja Court For Rejecting DSS Arrest Warant ... (Leadership Newspaper)

A civil society organisation, Justice Centre, has hailed the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for his uncommon courage, bravery, erudition and candour ...

Yusuf Bichi from office to serve as deterrent for any person in government contemplating undermining the authority of the President. The Director of the group, Barr. Recall that in a ruling delivered by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, he declined the application to grant the order for lack of evidence, absence of authorization of the President for the application to be brought and for being an irregular procedure which was unacceptable to the Court.

Why DSS' Request To Arrest Emefiele Was Fraudulent – Ubani (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

The approach of the Department of State Services in trying to arrest the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is “fraudulent,” the ...

It’s from the Office of EFCC. You are asking him to be detained for 60 days – or 45 days, like in the case of (Omoyele) Sowore and you are not presenting any sufficient evidence? It’s from the office of DSS. “Oh, because of the word ‘terrorism’, the judge becomes afraid that you have used the word ‘terrorism’? So, the court should not go ahead and begin to fear the word ‘terrorism.’ “Let’s begin to sanitise our system and let the right thing be done,” Ubani said.

Court stops DSS from arresting CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele (Nairametrics)

A Federal High Court sitting has declined an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele.

- “It will also not give room to the use of falsehood and deceit to misdirect public understanding and perceptions of issues of national importance. It will also not give room to the use of falsehood and deceit to misdirect public understanding and perceptions of issues of national importance. If the applicant believes that the evidence available to it so far is sufficient, then it can as well arrest and detain the applicant, even without the order of the court.

Alleged terrorism: DSS can't arrest Emefiele, court rules - Punch ... (The Punch)

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected the suit filed by the Department of State Services to arrest governor of ...

If however the applicant desires to still pursue this application, then it should place the Respondent on Notice, considering the sensitive public office that he occupies. “If it is, then he is unarguably a high ranking public official In Nigeria and indeed occupies a sensitive position as one of the key drivers of the Nation’s Economy. The Respondent in this application is named as ‘Godwin Emefiele’ without disclosure of his status or position anywhere; not even in the affidavit.

DSS loses bid to arrest CBN Governor Emefiele (Guardian)

Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected a suit filed by Department of State Services (DSS), seeking to arrest Central ...

If it is, then he is unarguably a high-ranking public official in Nigeria and indeed occupies a sensitive position as one of the key drivers of the nation’s economy. The Chief Judge said these are, no doubt, grave allegations, which the applicant has not presented any concrete evidence to support. “It is left to speculation if the ‘Godwin Emefiele’ is the same person as the serving Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Emefiele/DSS tango: Falana asks judiciary to treat civil liberty cases ... (NIGERIAN TRIBUNE)

LEADING rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, on Tuesday addressed the controversial move by the nation's secret police to arrest and detain the embattled.

Such cases ought to take precedence over political cases in line with the letter and spirit of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009. It is pertinent to point out that based on the case, the SSS has since been made one of the enforcement agencies by virtue of Section 99 of the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2022.” The main ground was that the SSS was not one of the agencies authorised at the material time to arrest, detain, investigate and prosecute any terror suspect under the Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 as amended in 2013. In granting the application, his Lordship ordered that Sowore be detained for 45 days to enable the SSS to carry out the investigation. “Within two days, the chief of the court, Justice John Tsoho, assigned the case to himself and heard it. Three days later, the SSS applied to the Federal High Court for an order ex parte to detain and investigate him for terrorism.