- The DSS and Emefiele have had a turbulent relationship.
- Last year, the agency accused the governor of a barrage of offences.
Just six hours after a Federal High Court commanded the Department of State Services, DSS, to either charge suspended Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele with a crime or release him from its custody, the DSS said Friday night that it had done both.
Dr. Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesman, provided the information in a statement on Thursday night; however, he omitted to mention the specific accusations brought against Emefiele or the court where the case is currently pending.
Afunanya said: “Sequel to an Abuja High Court Order of today, 13th July, 2023, the Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court in compliance with the Order.
“The public may recall that the Service had, in 2022, applied for a Court Order to detain him in respect of a criminal investigation.
“Though he obtained a restraining order from an FCT High Court, the Service, however, arrested him in June, 2023, on the strength of suspected fresh criminal infractions/information, one of which forms the basis for his current prosecution.
“The Service assures the public of professionalism, justice and fairness in handling this matter and indeed the discharge of its duties within the confines of the law,” the DSS said.