July 26, (THEWILL) – The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), has condemned the rearrest of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), by the Department of State Services (DSS).
THEWILL reports that Emefiele was on Tuesday, rearrested by armed operatives of the DSS, at the premises of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, shortly after he was granted a N20m bail by Justice Nicholas Oweibo, who also ordered that he be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
While the Secret Service has not officially disclosed reasons for the development, the ACJHR, in a statement issued on Wednesday, by its strategic communication consultant, Abubakar Isa, said a court of competent jurisdiction had earlier voided the terrorism allegations against Emefiele and barred the security agency from arresting him.
“Months ago Justice M A Hassan of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) restrained the Department of State Services (DSS) and four others from arresting or detaining Emefiele over alleged terrorism financing.
“Again, recently, a High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Hamza Muazu, ordered DSS to immediately release Emefiele from detention or charge him to court”, the ACJHR stated while stressing the need for respect for the judiciary.
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