The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, said the Service has charged the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele to court in adherence to the court order of Thursday.
The Public Relations Officer, Department of the State Services, National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr. Peter Afunanya, in a brief statement on Thursday, said the action of the DSS was in carrying out the Order an Abuja High Court Order on Thursday in Abuja.
He said although Emefiele obtained a restraining Order from an FCT High Court, he was arrested in June, 2023, on the strength of suspected fresh criminal infractions and information, one of which forms the basis for his current prosecution.
Afunanya assured the public that the Service would be professional and fair in handling the matter and in the discharge of its duties within the confines of the law.
The statement reads: “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.”
