The Department of State Services (DSS) has stated that there are plans by individuals and groups to start campaigns against it and the Federal Government over the suspension and investigation of former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
The DSS revealed this in a statement which read: “The DSS has identified persons and groups planning to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the government over the suspension and investigation of Mr Godwin Emefiele.
“Such groups intend to gather at different points in Abuja and Lagos in the coming week with placards depicting the service and government in a bad light as well as calling for the immediate release of Emefiele.
“The service is, therefore, aware of cheap propaganda aimed at de-motivating and distracting it from professionally executing the onerous responsibilities assigned to it.”
Also, the DSS said the suspended Governor has never been refused access to his lawyers, medical officers and his relatives.
This came after a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama ordered the DSS to allow Emefiele access to his lawyers and family.
Emefiele was nabbed on June 10 after he was suspended by the President, Bola Tinubu. Meanwhile, a recent statement by the spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunanya, indicated that the DSS had complied with its Standards Operating Procedures handling Emefiele’s matter.
Part of the statement read: “It is instructive to state that the service had granted the family of Emefiele, medical officials and appropriate persons access to him, right from the day he was taken in and long before the court order requesting so.
“The service implements Standards Operating Procedures on Suspect Handling and Investigation to the latter. It conducts its affairs transparently and professionally and respects the rule of law in compliance with democratic governance.”
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