The court ordered the immediate release of Emefiele The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was detained and ar...

The court ordered the immediate release of Emefiele

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was detained and arrested by the DSS, according to a Federal High Court in Abuja, which ruled that this was illegal.

When declaring the verdict, Justice Bello Kawu stated that Mr. Emefiele's arrest and investigation were in violation of the ruling and order to release him issued by another court.

The court was urged by Mr. Emefiele's attorney, Peter Abang, to uphold the illegality of the DSS's arrest and detention.

the fact that Mr. Emefiele's arrest was put on hold by a judge on December 29, 2022.