BREAKING: Court orders DSS to immediately allow Emefiele have access to lawyers, family
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Maitama has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow, Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to have access to his lawyers and family.
Hamza Muazu, presiding judge, gave the order on Friday after an application by Joseph Daudu, counsel to Emefiele.
On June 9, President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele and asked him to transfer his responsibilities to Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, deputy governor, operations directorate.
On Saturday, the DSS announced that Emefiele was in its custody for “some investigative reasons”. (The Cable)