Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have re-arrested suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, after a clash with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS).
Gatekeepers News reports that Emefiele’s re-arrest occurred on the premises of a Federal High Court in Lagos sitting in Ikoyi on Tuesday.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo had admitted the embattled and suspended CBN Governor to bail in the sum of the N20m.
The judge also ordered that apex bank chief be remanded at the correctional center pending the fulfillment of the bail conditions.
Gatekeepers News reports that shortly after the ruling, the secret police strategically positioned their Hilux Pick Up van used in bring Emefiele to court, in a manner suggesting that they wanted to take him back to their detention centre.
This prompted Emefiele’s lead counsel, Joseph Daudu, (SAN), and other lawyers to raise an alarm about their client’s planned re-arrest by the DSS.
When the prison officials moved to take the former apex bank chief into custody pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions, the secret police challenged them and it led to a clash.
Amid the clash, Emefiele’s lawyers said he “reluctantly allowed the DSS disobey court order and take custody of their client” to avoid a gun battle.
Following this, the prison officials exited the court in their vehicle and the DSS took charge.
At exactly 03:03pm, operatives of the DSS led the suspended CBN governor out of the courtroom into their waiting vehicle.
