The lawyers defending embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele are “charge and bail lawyers”.
In a series of tweets posted via its official handle, the DSS on Tuesday said the lawyers who filed contempt charges against its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, were being led by an “overzealous and uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer”.
It said “Charge and bail, overzealous uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer Maxwell Okpara mobilises other like-minded lawyers against DG DSS. 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.”
The lawyers filed a contempt charge against Bichi for alleged disobedience to multiple judgments and orders of the court directing the release of Emefiele from the custody of the agency.
Okpara is one of the counsels to Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
