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Some Nigerians have criticised the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS) for re-arresting Goodwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), after the court granted him release.
The rising indignation follows the violent altercation between officers of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) and DSS agents on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over Emefiele’s custody.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos granted Emefiele bail in the amount of N20 million on Tuesday.
‘A total disgrace, unprofessional’, Nigerians berate DSS, NCS’ clash over Emefiele’s custody
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the last election, Omoyele Sowore, who described DSS as “lawless” addressed the scene as “a show of shame”.
“When the DSS abducted me in court in front of an Abuja Federal High Court Judge in 2019.”
Sowore said the embattled Emefiele “sent a fellow to me that I haven’t seen anything yet. The fellow opened up to me that my plight was being managed and funded between Emefiele, Isa Funtua and @MBuhari’s Chief of staff, Abba Kyari. Today, the DSS is disgracing itself publicly as a lawless organisation.”
In his own reaction, the Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri urged the people in power to realise that life is like a wheel.
In his tweet on Tuesday, Omokri said, “On this Emefiele matter, I urge the powers that be to realise that life is like a wheel. The parts that are down today may be up tomorrow when the wheel spins. And the One Who spins the wheel is God. Let us be mindful of that. Mercy is a precious virtue in both Christianity and Islam.”
Also, a social commentary and Former Minister of Education of Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili in a tweet on her official tweeter handle condemned the DSS Director General and the secret police for allegedly allowing the agency to be used by politicians.
“The DG of @OfficialDSSNG who without decorum publicly advertises that he is a close friend of @officialABAT , obviously thinks the average IQ of sensible Nigerians is as low as that of the politicians he has reduced that Agency of @NigeriaGov to serve.”
“Stop embarrassing yourselves and tell us the truth of the Emefiele matter jooo. Be guided.”
