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Thursday 27 July 2023

BREAKING: Court Strikes Out DSS Suit Seeking to Keep Emefiele in Detention|Omohglobalnews


A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking an order to extend the detention of the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

The DSS filed the application on Wednesday, July 25, 2023, claiming that it had discovered new evidence against Emefiele.

The court, however, dismissed the application, citing lack of jurisdiction.

Justice Hamza Muazu said that the Magistrate Court, not the High Court, has the exclusive right to grant detention orders under Sections 293 and 296 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

The DSS’s application to detain Emefiele for 14 more days came in the wake of his re-arrest by the agency from the Federal High Court premises in Lagos on Tuesday.


Emefiele is facing charges of money laundering and illegal possession of firearms. He has denied the charges and was granted bail.


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