DSS Files Charges Against Emefiele- Official

The Department of State Services (DSS) has on Thursday, July 13 revealed that it has filed charges against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele.

The filing of the charge comes more than a month after Emefiele was taken into custody by the secret police on June 10.

The DSS made this public in a statement by its spokesman, Peter Afunanya.

Afunanya said Emefiele was charged to court in compliance with an order issued by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court earlier on Thursday.

However, the DSS spokesman did not disclose the identity of the court where Emefiele was charged and the specific charges levelled against him.

“Sequel to an Abuja high court order of today, July 13, 2023, the Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court in compliance with the order.

“The public may recall that the Service had, in 2022, applied for a court order to detain him in respect of a criminal investigation.

“Though he obtained a restraining order from an FCT High Court, the Service, however, arrested him in June 2023, on the strength of suspected fresh criminal infractions/information, one of which forms the basis for his current prosecution,” the statement released by the DSS spokesman reads.

The DSS assured the public of “professionalism, justice and fairness” in handling the matter and discharging its duties.

A FCT High Court on Thursday issued a seven days ultimatum to the DSS to charge Emefiele to court or release him.