JUST IN: Court Delivers Verdict On DSS Application To Arrest, Detain Emefiele

JUST IN: Court Delivers Verdict On DSS Application To Arrest, Detain Emefiele

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, received some relief on Monday after a federal high court in Abuja reportedly rejected an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) for his arrest and detention.

The chief judge, Justice JT Tsoho, who denied the ex parte motion, stated that the secret police did not provide any solid evidence to back up its claims that Emefiele was involved in terrorism financing and economic crimes.

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The judge stated that if there was any evidence to back up the allegations in the application, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2255/2022, he should have been taken into confidence.

The court ruled that such an application should have been accompanied by presidential approval due to the serious consequences for the Nigerian economy if the CBN governor is arrested and detained.

Tsoho said,“In the light of the foregoing reasons, I decline to grant this application ex parte. 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. 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.”

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