BREAKING: DSS confirms Emefiele’s arrest, says he’s under investigation (VIDEO)

BREAKING: DSS confirms Emefiele’s arrest, says he’s under investigation (VIDEO)

Finall, ⁦@GodwinIEmefiele⁩ has been nabbed, to be handcuffed and sent to jail. This is my best weekend ever… pic.twitter.com/Oc45Toa2lK— The Godfather JP (@AyoOyalowo) June 10, 2023
 The Department of State Services (DSS) says Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is now in custody. 

The secret police confirmed his arrest hours after saying he
was “currently” not in detention.

 

Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesperson, announced the
development in a statement issued on Saturday.

 

“The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that
Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
is now in its custody for some investigative reasons,” the statement reads.

  “The public,
particularly the media, is enjoined to apply utmost caution in the reportage
and narratives concerning this.”

 

In a video circulating online, the suspended CBN governor was
seen alighting from a Hilux truck, and subsequently boarding a private jet
alongside security operatives.

 

Emefiele was suspended by President Bola Tinubu on Friday
evening.

 

His suspension was announced by Willie Bassey, director of
information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF).

 

Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, deputy governor, operations
directorate, has taken charge of affairs at the apex bank.

 

Emefiele has been on the radar of the DSS since 2022 over
alleged terrorism financing.

 

The security agency had sought an arrest warrant from a
federal high court — but the application was declined on the grounds that there
was no evidence to back the claim.

 

A federal capital territory (FCT) high court later issued a
restraining order stopping the DSS from arresting Emefiele.

Source: BREAKING: DSS confirms Emefiele’s arrest, says he’s under investigation (VIDEO)

 - NigerianEye

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