By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) says it did not deny the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele access to his family and lawyers.
The DSS stated this in a statement issued on Saturday night by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Peter Afunanya.
“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 statement said.
The service which maintained that it conducts its affairs transparently, professionally, and respects the rule of law in compliance with democratic governance said that the Standard Operating Procedures implemented by the service on Suspect Handling and Investigation was applied to Emefiele.
It added that it 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.
“While these efforts are considered as hatchet jobs designed to distract, the Service warns the plotters to desist forthwith from their plans.
“This is more so that the arrowheads are already under watch and will be apprehended when and if it becomes necessary,” the DSS warned.
