Watch Video Of DSS, NCS Officials F!ghting Dirty In Court Over Godwin Emefiele
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 25, 2023
Watch Video Of DSS, NCS Officials F!ghting Dirty In Court Over Godwin Emefiele
Officials of the Department of State Service (DSS), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), on Tuesday, went physical over who should have the suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in custody.
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ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER (AFNEWS), had earlier reported that Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High court sitting in Lagos state granted Emefiele bail in the sum of the N20m with one surety in like sum after he pleaded not guilty to the charge of illegal possession of firearms levelled against him by the DSS.
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"Consequently the defendant is admitted to bail in the sum of 20 million naira with one surety in like sum.
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"The surety must be owner of a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court who must not be less than Level 16 in the Nigerian Civil Service.
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"The defendant must deposit his international passport to the court.
"Case is adjourned to 14th of November for trialÔÇØ the judge ruled.
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The judge also ordered that Emefiele be remanded at Ikoyi correctional centre pending when he meets his bail conditions.
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Shortly after the ruling, DSS operatives strategically positioned their Hilux Pick Up van used in bringing Emefiele to court, in a manner suggesting that they wanted to take him back to their detention centre.
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This prompted Emefiele's lead counsel, Joseph Daudu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and other lawyers to raise an alarm about their client's planned re-arrest by the secret police.
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However, when the prison officials moved to take Emefiele into custody pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions, the DSS challenged them and it led to a fight.
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Amid the clash, Emefiele's lawyers "reluctantly allowed the DSS disobey court order and take custody of their clientÔÇØ to avoid a gun battle.
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The prison officials then exited the court in their vehicle and the DSS took Emefiele away at about 3pm.
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— Faith Ukanwa