DSS faces criticism for not arresting ex-president Buhari who gave orders to Emefiele

In what was viewed as selected justice, the State Security Services (SSS) has been heavily criticized by a group of lawyers operating under the aegis of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, for not arresting former President Muhammadu Buhari who gave orders to the embattled Central Bank governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele.

The group of legal practitioners are reacting to the arrest and detention of Emefield who has been detained by the Department of State Security in its facilities in Abuja.

Convener of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, Barrister Kingdom Okere speaking on Arise Television, contended that Emefiele was merely following orders issued to him by the former President and that the person who gave these orders, should also be held accountable by the DSS.

He said, “Whatever Emefiele did as CBN Governor had presidential approval. So, if they have anything against him, they should also know that it is traceable to former President Muhammadu Buhari and they should also being him to book so that they can defend themselves.

The State Security Services (SSS) has faced criticism from Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, a group of legal practitioners, for the arrest and detention of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Speaking on Arise Television, Kingdom Okere, the Convener of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, argued that Emefiele was merely following orders and that the person who gave these orders, former President Buhari, should also be held accountable by the SSS.
Okere insisted that Emefield couldn’t have acted on his volition without an order for the former Presidnet, hence, the DSS should bring Buhari to book, so that both of them should face the law of the land.

“So, if they have anything against him, they should also know that it is traceable to former President Muhammadu Buhari and they should also bring him to book so that they can defend themselves.

“Be that as it may, DSS upon searching Emefiele’s house found only N300,000. Does it mean that Emefiele from his legitimate earnings cannot have N300,000 in his house?

They also found a licence for pump action. Any other thing they come out with tomorrow that they found in Emefiele’s house is pure falsehood.

Those were the only two things they found in his house and it took them more than one month and the order of a court to go and file charges against him just yesterday.”