The legal battle between the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mallam Sanusi Lamido, and the Federal Government has taken a new twist as government says the embattled governor is being investigated for allegedly sponsoring terrorist acts perpetrated by the Boko Haram Sect.
Sanusi had dragged government to a Federal High Court in Lagos challenging his suspension.
He is also challenging the seizure of his international passport by the Secret Police.
Government claimed Sanusi was sacked due to an ongoing investigation into financial misappropriation but the former CBN governor insisted on his innocence and want the court to uphold his fundamental human right by barring security agents from arresting him.
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