High Court sitting in Apo on Friday voided the arrest and detention of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele.
Emefiele has been in the custody of the DSS since his arrest on June 10.
In a judgment on an Originating Motion on Notice brought before the Court by Emefiele against Incorporated Trustees of Forum for Accountability and Good Leadership, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Inspector General of Police, the DSS and the Central Bank of Nigeria, Emefiele, through his Counsel, Mr. Peter Abang, asked the court to set aside, quash, invalidate, and nullify the arrest and detention of the Applicant for being illegal and a nullity given the subsisting judgment of Justice M A Hassan delivered on 29th December 2022.
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Justice Bello Kawu also granted Emefiele’s prayer that the Court make an order setting aside, voiding, quashing, invalidating, and nullifying any warrant of arrest obtained or procured by the respondents, especially the DSS for the arrest, detention, and/or interrogation of Mr. Emefiele in connection with the allegations of terrorism financing, fraudulent practices, money laundering, round tripping, threat to national security before or from any court since the date of the judgment of Justice M A Hassan.
The Court also granted an injunction restraining the respondents, particularly the DSS, from arresting, detaining, further detaining or proceeding against, breaching, or interfering with Mr. Emefiele’s personal liberty and freedom of movement or taking any other steps against him in connection with any allegations of terrorism financing, fraudulent practices, money laundering, round tripping, threat to national security before or from any court since the date of the judgment of Justice M. A. Hassan.
The Presiding Judge also granted an order of injunction directing and mandating the respondents, particularly the DSS, to forthwith release and unfetter Emefiele from any arrest, detention, custody, interrogation concerning allegations of terrorism financing, fraudulent practices, money laundering, round-tripping, the threat to national security before or from any court because of the subsisting judgment of Justice M A Hassan. (The Nation)