Court mandates DSS give Emefiele access to family, attorneys

Friday, the Department of State Services (DSS) was mandated by Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court to allow suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele access to his family and attorneys.

Following an oral request from Joseph Daudu’s (SAN), counsel for the CBN governor, in a case with the filing number FCT/HC/CV/6450/23, the judge approved the order.

Respondents in the lawsuit included the Director-General of the DSS, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), and the AGF.

Emefiele was detained by the agency shortly after President Bola Tinubu last week suspended him from his position.

In order to receive additional instructions from the CBN governor, Daudu told the court that he wrote letters to the DSS on June 14. However, the agency ignored the request.

However, I. Awo, the DSS’s attorney, rejected the allegation.

He declared that the organisation would abide by the court’s directive and permit access to Emefiele for his family and attorneys.

He also asked for a postponement of the deadline for the respondents to submit their individual replies to the initial motion.

The prayers were heard by the court.

After that, Justice Muazu put the matter on hold until June 20 so that the substantive lawsuit could be heard.