Justice Bello Kawu of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful, null and void the continued detention of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele by the Department of State Service (DSS).
Justice Kawu made the declaration on Friday in a short ruling while responding to a fresh suit brought by Emefiele challenging his incarceration by the DSS.
The voiding of Emefiele’s detention by Justice Kawu came barely 24 hours after another trial court by Justice Hamza Muazu ordered the DSS to, within seven days, charge Emefiele to court over his alleged crimes or set him free.
