A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Department of State Services from arresting the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over alleged acts of financing terrorism, fraudulent activities and economic crimes of national security dimension.
Justice J.T.Tshoho,in his ruling suit number FHC/Abj/CS/2255/2022, turned down request for the governor’s arrest on December 9, 2022.
The secret service police filed the suit on December 7,2022,praying the court for order to arrest the apex bank governor.
The judge said:“In the light of the foregoing reasons, I decline to grant this application ex parte. If the applicant believes that the evidence available to it so far is sufficient, then it can as well arrest and detain the applicant, even without the order of the court. If however the applicant desires to still pursue this application, then it should place the respondent on notice considering the sensitive public office that he occupies.”
