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SSS charges Emefiele to court, counts undisclosed

The State Security Service (SSS) charged Godwin Emefiele to court following Abuja High Court order.

• July 13, 2023
Godwin Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele

Sequel to an Abuja High Court Order of today, 13th July, 2023, the Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele has been charged to Court in compliance with the Order.

The public may recall that the Service had, in 2022, applied for a Court Order to detain him in respect of a criminal investigation. Though he obtained a restraining Order from an FCT High Court, the Service, however, arrested him in June, 2023, on the strength of suspected fresh criminal infractions/information, one of which forms the basis for his current prosecution.

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.

Peter Afunanya, Ph.D fsi
Public Relations Officer
Department of the State Services
National Headquarters
Abuja.
13th July, 2023

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