A former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, and five other Senior Advocates of Nigeria have warned the Department of State Services against disrespecting court orders which prevented it from arresting the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , Mr. Godwin Emefiele, over allegations of terrorism financing and economic crimes.
The senior advocates stated these in a letter dated 6th January, titled Emefiele: ‘Let The Rule of Law of Prevail’. “We also note the judgment of the High Court of the FCT, Coram Hassan J., which in the main, pronounced on and validated the fundamental rights of Mr. Godwin Emefiele. “The court, as the last hope of the citizen, has made a pronouncement on the legal rights and obligations of citizen Godwin Emefiele, it behoves all agencies of government to obey the order of the court until such order is set aside by an appellate court.