In a recent development, an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama has issued an order to the Department of State Services (DSS) and its Director General, demanding that they grant the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, immediate access to his legal team and family members.
The order came as a result of a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by Emefiele’s lawyers, led by former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN.
Daudu informed the court that he had written letters to the DSS requesting access to his client in order to gather necessary instructions.
He revealed that one of the letters had been received by the security agency on June 14.
However, Daudu expressed his dissatisfaction with the DSS, claiming that his requests for an audience with the detained CBN governor had been ignored.
On the other hand, the DSS’s counsel, Mr. I. Awo, refuted the claim, denying that the agency had declined to grant Emefiele access to his lawyers and family members.
Awo assured the court that the agency would comply with the court’s order. The court adjourned further hearings on Emefiele’s fundamental right enforcement suit until June 19.
