July 25, (THEWILL) – Armed security operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have re-arrested Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) suspended Governor.
Emefiele was re-arrested at the premises of the Federal High Court, in Ikoyi, Lagos, by the DSS, shortly after a physical fight with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS).
THEWILL earlier reported that the DSS operatives had a face-off with prison officials over the custody of Emefiele.
The Federal High Court, on Tuesday, granted Emefiele bail on a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo admitted the suspended apex bank chief on a N20m bail, with one surety in like sum.
He was also ordered to be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Services pending the perfection of his bail.
But in a dramatic move, armed operatives of the DSS, who took a strategic position of the court, engaged in a physical scuffle with officials of the NCS to prevent them from taking custody of Emefiele in accordance with the court order.
The DSS had detained Emefiele since his arrest on Saturday, June 10, after President Bola Tinubu suspended him on Friday, June 9, 2023.
