SSS spokesperson Peter Afunanya, in a Thursday statement, said Mr Emefiele was charged in compliance with a court order.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the SSS to charge Emefiele to court or release him from his detention, which has lasted for weeks.
“Sequel to an Abuja High Court Order of today, 13th July 2023, the Department of State Services has confirmed that Mr Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court in compliance with the Order,” Mr Afunanya wrote. “The Service assures the public of professionalism, justice and fairness in handling this matter and indeed the discharge of its duties within the confines of the law,” the spokesperson wrote.Last December, the SSS approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order to arrest Mr Emefiele.
PREMIUM TIMES’ reported how the SSS accused Mr Emefiele of financing the activities of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra and engaging in acts that undermined the Nigerian economy, along with other offences.
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