A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has quashed the moves by the Department of State Security (DSS) to arrest Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele on allegations of terrorism financing and economic crimes.
In a judgment on Thursday, December 29, Justice M. A. Hassan restrained the DSS from further harassing, humiliating, embarrassing, threatening to incarcerate or detain Mr. Emefiele over the trumped up allegations of terrorism financing and fraudulent practices.
The case was against the Attorney General of the Federation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Inspector General of Police, DSS and the CBN.
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The judgement further restrained the DSS and any person acting through them from inviting, arresting and/or detaining Emefiele in the guise of having committed any offence with respect to allegations of terrorism financing, fraudulent activities etc.
It noted that there should be no interference with his rights to freedom of movement, personal liberty, human dignity or interfering with the tenure, functions and discharge of his duties as the CBN governor, except by an order of a superior court.
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The court relying on the orders of the Federal High Court in Suit FHC/ABJ/CS/2255/2022 delivered by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Justice J. T. Tsoho lampooned the DSS and declared any continuous harassments of Emefiele as vindictive, unwarranted, abrasive and oppressive.
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