- Pix above: Ex-CBN Gov Emefiele
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday said Maxwell Okpara, who it described as the lawyer of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was the lawyer of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
–(r-l):Bar Maxwell Opara and MNK
This came through a tweet on its official handle @officialDSSNG.
According to the tweet, Okpara mobilised like-minded lawyers against the Director General of the Service, Yusuf Bichi.
The tweet reads, “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 is defending the suspended CBN Governor. Is IPOB defending one of theirs???? What a contradiction…..hmmm…what’s the connection? Is someone telling us something? May Maxwell be properly educated on points of law, please.”
But ever since making the provocative tweet, lawyer colleagues of Comrade Maxwell have been spoiling for war, calling Dr Afunanya and DSS all manner of unprintable names, alleging the Service’s open determination to expose their reputable man of the Bar to public ridicule, odium and disrepute.
The Service, in March this year, announced its social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in a statement by its spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya.
According to the statement titled: “DSS SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES DEBUT” the handles are: Twitter: @OfficialDSSNG; Facebook: OfficialDSSNG; and Instagram: @OfficialDSSNG.
Afunanya said the purpose was to enhance public and stakeholder engagements.
The statement then read, “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby informs the public that it has created Social Media handles which are as follows:
Twitter : @OfficialDSSNG
Facebook : OfficialDSSNG
Instagram : @OfficialDSSNG
“Similarly, the PRO’s Twitter handle is @DrAfunanya_PNA . Hitherto, the Service did not own or operate these handles. Its decision to operate them with effect from 6th March, 2023 is to enhance public and stakeholder engagements. The public should be guided and NOTE that any such handles before now were/are FAKE, please./SHARE THIS
