The Department of State Services has accused lawyers defending embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele of belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra.

 

The agency also on Tuesday labeled them “charge and bail lawyers”.

 

This comes after the lawyers had filed contempt charges against DSS Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of Emefiele.

 

The service in a series of tweets posted via its official handle noted that the lawyers were headed by an “overzealous and uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer”.

 

The service said, “Charge and bail, overzealous uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer Maxwell Okpara mobilises other like-minded lawyers against DGSS. Futile Efforts. Well, Nigerians, beware! This is in bad faith. Transferred aggression.

“A Biafran Republic agitator and Outlawed IPOB counsel defending the suspended CBN Governor. Is IPOB defending one of theirs?

“What a contradiction. what’s the connection? Is someone telling us something? May Maxwell be properly educated on points of law, please.”

 

Recall that some lawyers had filed a contempt charge against Bichi over alleged disobedience to multiple judgments and orders of the court directing the release of Emefiele from the custody of the agency.

 

The lawyers were led by Maxwell Okpara, one of the counsels to Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.