Emefiele DSS

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.

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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.

The move by the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and detain the Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele has been thwarted by a federal high court.

A statement issued on Monday by Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesperson, said the service will not succumb to blackmail or be distracted by those seeking to use propaganda to undermine its lawful investigations. “While professionally discharging its mandate, the DSS pledges to remain focused and unbiased. 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. An Abuja high court declined to grant the application by the DSS over lack of evidence. 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,” the judge held. According to the court, arresting and detaining Emefiele will have grave consequences for Nigeria’s fragile economy given his status.

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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. “It is noted that it has been the practice of the Applicant to seek detention of a Respondent or further detention, for a definite period of time, when such Respondent is already arrested and Is In their custody and that fact is clearly disclosed in the supporting affidavit. It is left to speculation if the “Godwin Emefiele” is the same person as the serving Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.