On Friday, Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele access to his attorneys and family.
Following an oral request made by Joseph Daudu’s (SAN), counsel for the CBN governor, in a case with the filing number FCT/HC/CV/6450/23, the judge approved the order.
The DSS, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), and its Director-General were named as respondents in the lawsuit.
After President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office last week, the agency quickly detained Emefiele.
Daudu told the court that he sent letters to the DSS on June 14 to request additional instructions from the CBN governor, but the agency ignored the request.
But I. Awo, the DSS’s attorney, rejected the allegation.
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He declared that the organisation would abide by the court’s directive and permit Emefiele’s family and solicitors access to him.
Additionally, he asked for an extension of time for the respondents to submit their individual replies to the motion’s initiator.
The prayers were granted by the court.
After that, Justice Muazu postponed the case until June 20 so that the substantive lawsuit could be heard.
