In addition, the court issued an order prohibiting the DSS from arresting, detaining, or otherwise interfering with Emefiele’s personal liberty and freedom of movement.
Only 24 hours after the Department of State Services (DSS) sued the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, another court ordered his immediate release.
The court, a Federal High Court in Abuja, overturned Emefiele’s arrest and ongoing incarceration by the DSS, calling the security agency’s actions unlawful.
Justice Bello Kawu ruled on Friday that Emefiele’s arrest, custody, and questioning were in contravention of Justice M. A. Hassan’s existing decision and directives.
Kawu also made an order setting aside any warrant of arrest obtained or procured by the DSS DSS for the arrest of Emefiele in connection with the allegations of terrorism financing, fraudulent practices, money laundering, threat to national security before any court.
The court further granted an injunction restraining the respondents, particularly the DSS from arresting, detaining, or interfering with Mr. Emefiele’s personal liberty and freedom of movement.
The court finally granted an order of injunction directing and mandating the Respondents, particularly the DSS to forthwith release and Mr. Emefiele from any arrest or detention.
Emefiele, through his Counsel, Peter Abang, had asked the court to set aside and nullify the arrest and detention of the Applicant for being illegal and a nullity in view of the subsisting judgment by another court delivered on 29th December, 2022.
