Videos: Moment DSS Operatives Beat Top Ikoyi Prison Official While Trying To Re-arrest Emefiele

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) went wild with officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Lagos in an attempt to re-arrest the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Naija News reported earlier that Emefiele, who was earlier charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition by the Federal Ministry of Justice, was granted bail today in the sum of N20 million.

However, there was a scuttle between DSS operatives and prison officials over who would take custody of the embattled Emefiele.

According to Channels Television, after several minutes of scuttle between the two agencies, a lawyer to Emefiele said they eventually backed down and allowed the DSS to take custody of the suspended CBN governor to avoid a gun battle.

The publication further noted that at exactly 03:03 pm, DSS operatives led the suspended CBN governor out of the courtroom into their waiting vehicle.

Naija News gathered that amid the tussle, the DSS arrested a top official of Ikoyi Prisons on the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos State.

In viral social media videos, the court’s DSS operatives were seen beating and harassing the prison official. The secret police are said to have shuffled the prison official into their vehicle but later released him.

See the videos below: