The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought Godwin
Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court.
DSS operatives arrived at the federal high court in Ikoyi,
Lagos, around 9:18am on Tuesday with Emefiele in tow.
Emefiele is scheduled to be arraigned before Nicholas
Oweibo, the presiding judge, over alleged possession of firearms.
On June 9, President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele and
asked him to transfer his responsibilities to Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi,
deputy governor, operations directorate.
The day after, the DSS announced that Emefiele was in its
custody for “some investigative reasons”.
Through his lawyer, Joseph Daudu, Emefiele filed a suit
against the DSS and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), seeking an
enforcement of his fundamental human rights.
On July 13, a federal capital territory high court ordered
the DSS to charge Emefiele to court if they have criminal allegations against
him.
Hamza Muazu, presiding judge, had said the former CBN
governor should be released on bail if he is not taken to a competent court
within a week.
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