Court Orders DSS To ‘Immediately’ Grant Emefiele Access To Lawyers, Family
Just Hours after his suspension by President Tinubu on Friday evening,
Emiefele was arrested by the DSS on Saturday.
After his arrest, the Director General of the Department of State
Services (DSS) and the DSS have been ordered to immediately grant the suspended
governor of CBN unrestricted access to his lawyers and family as these are
within his constitutional right.
Justice Hamza
Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting at Maitama
Abuja on Friday gave the order following an application by J.B Daudu SAN,
counsel to Emefiele.
J.B Daudu SAN informed the court that he has
written letters to the DSS, particularly on June 14. He wrote the letters so he
can take instructions from his client but the DSS refused to provide any
response.
The counsel to the second and third
respondents on the other hand, I.Awo, told the court that the DSS did not have the penchant for refusing such a request and
that it was wrong to do so.
He however expressed certainty that the
security service would obey the court order and grant access to the loisted
lawyers and family members to see Emefiele. The counsel to the office of the
attorney general of the federation did not oppose the application.
The Counsel to the DSS and the office of
the AGF in another development requested an extension of time to file their respective
responses to the originating motion and it was granted. The suit was further
adjourned till Tuesday, June 20 for the hearing of the substantive suit.
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