The SSS rearrested Mr Emefiele despite an order of the court.
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BREAKING: Finally, SSS brings Emefiele to courtMr Emefiele was brought to the court premises at 9:21 a.m by officers of the State Security Service (SSS) on Tuesday.
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SSS, prison officials fight over custody of EmefieleArmed operatives of the SSS and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) fought within the court premises.
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Suspended Central Bank Governor, Emefiele Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ As NBA Ex-President, Daudu Leads Defence | Sahara ReportersThe suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge filed against him in court by the Department of State Services (DSS). Leading Emefiele’s defence is a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu, who told the court that his client had been in detention for the past four weeks. He told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that the application for bail had also been filed and served o the prosecution. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the DSS arraigned Emefiele in court.
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UPDATED: Court grants Emefiele N20 million bailAn hour after the bail pronouncement, over 15 operatives of the SSS remained at the courtroom entrance and Mr Emefiele was yet to step out of the courtroom .
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BREAKING: Nigerian Secret Police, DSS Brings Suspended CBN Governor, Emefiele To Court | Sahara ReportersThe Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in court. The DSS operatives arrived at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, around 9.20am on Tuesday with Emefiele. Emefiele is scheduled to be arraigned before Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, over alleged possession of firearms.
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BREAKING: Court Grants Suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele N20million Bail | Sahara ReportersThe Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has granted bail to Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the sum of N20 million. In a ruling on Tuesday, Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, said the charges against Emefiele were bailable. The bail was granted with one surety. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the court rejected the government’s claim that it had not received a copy of the bail application filed by Emefiele in his alleged gun possession trial.
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