By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has warned that there should be no citizen of Nigeria should be arrested or prosecuted without lawful cause or justification, saying thatno one should however be shielded from probe.

He said that the Directorate of State Security (DSS) must not arrest a citizen before filing a charge in court, if there is truly an allegation.

According to him, the issues of alleged stamp duty and alleged sponsorship of terrorism against Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria are documentary.

Adegboruwa said that the charge once filed, will of itself speak to compel the attendance of the defendant.

He added: “There is therefore no need for the seemingly unending drama between Mr Emefiele, the DSS and the Presidency, unless of course it is part of the hidden agenda.

“We should not and cannot elevate a public officer above the law and above probe, if there is indeed a case for him to answer.

“The DSS sought court order to arrest and investigate him unsuccessfully, and the service was greatly embarrassed through the process.

“Then there are court orders to stop arrest and prosecution. It is better to make everything plain and open to the Nigerian people. Nobody should be above the law. The various crises surrounding the CBN Governor do not speak well for the nation’s economy.”