Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) have re – arrested the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, after a tussle with the operatives of a sister agency, Nigeria Correctional Service(NGCos), over the custody of the embattled Emefiele.
DSS operatives which gained upper had, took Emefiele away in waiting white Hilux Van.
The drama that occured at the premises of the Federal High Court before he was whisked away left some of the lawyers and members of the public in shock as the operatives and officials of Nigeria Correctional Service bickered over who keeps custody of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor.
Emefiele was earlier arraigned by the Federal Ministry of Justice for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition but was granted bail in the sum of N20m with one surety, following his “not guilty” plea and an application for bail by his lead Counsel Joseph Daudu, SAN.
As the defendant’s lawyers were trying to perfect his bail conditions, two Hilux vehicles belonging to the two government agencies were positioned near the entrance of the court.
The prison service also brought guard dogs into the court premises.
But the DSS operatives moved faster and as Emefiele was leaving the Court room, they took him away despite the bail granted to him by the court and the directive he should be remanded in Prison custody until he meets bail condition.
Although ,Emefiele’s lead counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, and other lawyers did raise an alarm about their client’s planned re-arrest by the secret police but that did not deter the secret police from its action.
