{"id":106872,"date":"2023-08-12T18:20:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=106872"},"modified":"2023-08-12T18:20:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:20:44","slug":"emefieles-re-arrest-legally-procedural-says-dss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/emefieles-re-arrest-legally-procedural-says-dss\/","title":{"rendered":"Emefiele\u2019s Re-Arrest Legally Procedural, Says DSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Spokesperson for the Department of State Services (DSS), Peter Afunanya, has described as \u201clegally procedural\u201d, the re-arrest of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on July 25, 2023, after Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos granted the embattled apex bank chief bail.<\/p>\n<p>In a piece, Afunanya said contrary to \u201cattacks\u201d against the DSS, the secret police obeyed court orders.<\/p>\n<p>Afunanya also said that the DSS obtained a detention Order from a Magistrate Court for Emefiele to continue to be in the custody of the secret police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Service had long issued a press statement over the incident that happened at the Court between its staff and those of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and pledged to investigate it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough the investigation is ongoing, the preliminary findings are quite shocking considering the ignoble roles played by some public officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DSS spokesman said Emefiele was re-arrested on the basis \u201cof adequate suspicion of commission of a crime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs normal with criminal investigations, security agencies re-arrest suspects when there is adequate suspicion of commission of a crime or as may be revealed by an ongoing investigation. Emefiele was re-arrested on the basis of this. Even though the re-arrest was tainted by the overzealousness of personnel of the Service and NCoS, it was nonetheless legally procedural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Afunanya added, \u201cMany had gone to town with stories of DSS fragrant disobedience to Court Orders especially in view of the last episodes at the High Courts in Lagos and Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith what played out at the Court on 27th July 2023 under Justice (Edward) Okpe, the Service immediately applied and obtained a detention Order from a Magistrate Court. So, Emefiele is legally detained. For reasons that the Emefiele case is subjudice, the Service will restrain from making further comments on the subject matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether on Emefiele, Bawa or Kanu, the Service has obeyed judicial orders and handled the cases procedurally and in accordance with the rule of law. Critics are encouraged to be a bit more discerning and up their research capabilities. Doing so will reveal that the Service obeys orders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Court of Appeal judgement on Kanu is recommended for detailed study. Maybe, we can decipher the difference between Discharged and Acquitted and what the use of either or both mean in the final order of a Judge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DSS is an ardent respecter of the law. Anyone may argue this but it is true. It is in this regard that it has applied for either a stay or notice of appeal on some of the matters. One who does not obey the laws will not resort to legal procedures like the DSS has done,\u201d Afunanya stated.<\/p><\/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 Spokesperson for the Department of State Services (DSS), Peter Afunanya, has described as \u201clegally procedural\u201d, the re-arrest of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele,&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":106874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106872","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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