A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday fixed July 13 for ruling on a rights enforcement suit filed by the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
Justice Hamza Muazu fixed the date after listening to submissions made by parties in the case.
Emefiele filed the suit against the attorney general of the federation (first respondent), director general of the Department of State Services (second respondent) and the DSS (third respondent).
During the proceedings, counsel for the AGF, Tijjani Ghazali informed the court that the first respondent is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case brought before it by the applicant.
He said Emefiele’s arrest and detention by the DSS is an administrative decision of an arm of the executive and that the jurisdiction is determined by the relief sought by an applicant.
Besides, he contended that the allegation of unlawful detention is unfounded as the embattled CBN boss is being detained on the order of an FCT Chief Magistrate Court.
Consequently, he urged the court to dismiss the application.
On his part, the second and third respondents, represented by I. Awo, informed the court that there was a subsisting order to detain the applicant and therefore urged the court to dismiss the application with costs.
But Emefiele’s counsel Joseph Daudu argued that the offences listed against Emefiele are state offences that could be entertained by the FCT High Court.
