Court Orders DSS To Grant Emefiele Access To His Lawyers, Family

Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the DSS to immediately grant the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, unrestricted access to his lawyers and family members.

The Judge made the order following an application by J.B. Daudu SAN, counsel to Emefiele.

The embattled former CBN boss was arrested by the DSS, hours after his removal as the apex bank governor by President Bola Tinubu on Friday.

Dauda had informed the court that he had written letters to the Director, DSS,  to seek further instruction from him, but the DSS has refused to respond to the application.

Channels Television reports that counsel to the second and third respondents, I. Awo, told the court that the DSS did not have the penchant for refusing such a request and that it was wrong to do so.

He expressed optimism that the security service would abide by the order of court and grant access to the listed lawyers and family members of Emefiele to see him, while counsel to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation did not oppose the application. ,

Meanwhile, ounsel to the DSS, as well as the Office of the AGF, requested extension of time to file their respective responses to the originating motion, which was granted and the suit was further adjourned till Tuesday, June 19 for hearing of the substantive suit.