Charge Emefiele within 7 days or release him, court orders DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS), has been orderd by a federal high court sitting in Abuja to charge the ousted CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, to court if they have criminal allegations against him.
The presiding judge, Hamza Muazu, held that the suspended CBN governor should be released on bail if he is not taken to a competent court within one week.
It could be recalled that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on June 9, 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”.
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