By Udesinanna Stephen
The Department of State Service, DSS, said it has charged to Court the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele on the ground of criminal acts.
This was revealed in a press statement signed by the DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, and obtained from the Twitter handle of the State Service @OfficialDSSNG.
At the time of this report, the details of the arrest and charges have not been fully emphasised by the DSS.
According to the PRO, Emefiele was charged to court sequel to an Abuja High Court Order yesterday. “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele has been charged to Court in compliance with the Order.” He added.
Afunanya said, “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.
It could be recalled “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,” according to the DSS.
“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.”