JUST IN: Court dismisses DSS' application to keep Emefiele in detention

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Court dismisses DSS’ application to keep Emefiele in detention

Emefiele granted N20m in bail with one surety in like sum Photo: TheCableThe Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed a request by the Department of State Services seeking a 14-day “extended detention order” for the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele.

It was gathered that the application was discreetly filed by the DSS’ legal team on Wednesday and came before a vacation judge.In his judgment, Justice Hamza Muazu held that the application was an abuse of the court process.

 

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