A federal high court in Lagos has scheduled August 15th to address applications related to the custody of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Presiding Judge Nicholas Oweibo adjourned the hearing for applications presented by both the federal government and Emefiele’s legal representatives.

Emefiele was arraigned on July 25th on a two-count charge of “illegal possession” of firearms at a federal high court in Ikoyi. He was granted bail with a N20 million bond….CONTINUE READIND

The Judge’s ruling instructed that Emefiele be held in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) until his bail conditions were met.

However, the Department of State Services (DSS) maintained its insistence that Emefiele be returned to their custody, leading to a confrontation between the DSS and prison officials. Following this incident, the DSS re-arrested Emefiele on the court premises.

Subsequently, the DSS filed an application with a high court in the federal capital territory to further detain Emefiele. The application was eventually withdrawn due to jurisdictional concerns.

On August 3rd, the Federal Government filed an application with the federal high court in Lagos, requesting leave to appeal the bail order granted to Emefiele. In the same application, the government sought a stay of execution of the order to keep Emefiele in the custody of the NCoS. The government intends for Emefiele to remain in the custody of the DSS.

Emefiele’s legal team filed a counter-application urging the court to halt the federal government’s continued prosecution of their client. They argued that the government’s actions constituted “brazen disobedience” of the court’s existing bail orders issued on July 25.

During the recent court session, K.A. Fagbemi, the prosecuting counsel, requested that the federal government’s application for a stay of execution be heard. Fagbemi noted that the government filed its application first and served it to the defense on August 4.

Responding on behalf of Emefiele, Victor Opara emphasized that equal priority should be given to both parties’ applications, as the court order had been disobeyed. Opara contended that the applications should be heard on the same day, stating that the federal government would not incur any harm as the defendant was already in their custody.

The judge subsequently ruled that the applications from both sides would be heard on August 15th.