{"id":106199,"date":"2023-07-18T19:07:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T18:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=106199"},"modified":"2023-07-18T19:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T18:07:21","slug":"uninformed-ipob-lawyer-defending-emefiele-says-dss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/uninformed-ipob-lawyer-defending-emefiele-says-dss\/","title":{"rendered":"Uninformed IPOB lawyer defending Emefiele, says DSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1771774363994713041\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1771774699944719693\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Department of State Services on Tuesday described the lawyers who filed contempt charges against DSS Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele as \u201ccharge and bail lawyers\u201d.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe service in a series of tweets posted via its official handle noted that the lawyers were headed by an \u201coverzealous and uninformed IPOB\/ESN lawyer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The service said, \u201cCharge and bail, overzealous uninformed IPOB\/ESN lawyer Maxwell Okpara mobilises other like-minded lawyers against DGSS. Futile Efforts. Well, Nigerians, beware! This is in bad faith. Transferred aggression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Biafran Republic agitator and Outlawed IPOB counsel defending the suspended CBN Governor. Is IPOB defending one of theirs?<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWhat a contradiction. what\u2019s the connection? Is someone telling us something? May Maxwell be properly educated on points of law, please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com reports that some lawyers filed a contempt charge against Bichi over alleged disobedience to multiple judgments and orders of the court directing the release of Emefiele from the custody of the agency.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers were led by Maxwell Okpara, one of the counsels to Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People\u00a0of\u00a0Biafra.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services on Tuesday described the lawyers who filed contempt charges against DSS Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of embattled former Governor of the Central&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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