DSS Whisks Emefiele Away From Court

The operatives of the Department of State Services have whisked away the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from the Federal High Court premises in Lagos.

Earlier, the DSS operatives and officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service had engaged in a tug-of-war over the custody of the defendant.

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Two Hilux vehicles belonging to the two government agencies were directly positioned near the entrance of the courtroom.

Meanwhile, an unidentified highly-ranking NCS has been seriously beaten up and arrested by DSS officials who have mobilised more men to counter the attempt by prison authorities to take custody of Emefiele.

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Moments before the fight broke out, the Prison authorities had mobilised more men to take custody of Emefiele as ordered by the court.

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