Godwin Emefiele, recently suspended as head of Nigeria’s central bank, has sued the Department of State Services (DSS), the nation’s secret police, over his incarceration.
The newly elected President Bola Tinubu suspended the 61-year-old on June 10; a day later, he was arrested. The man has not yet been officially charged.
At the time the president’s office said it was part of an “ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector”.
When Mr. Emefiele was absent from the Abuja High Court on Tuesday for the hearing, his attorney claimed that the continued imprisonment of the politician violated his constitutional rights.
According to DSS lawyers, a lower court had authorized the agency to keep the banker while inquiries are made.
It was decided to adjourn the case until July 13th.