Mamman Daura, the “powerful” nephew of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has taken ill after news of the arrest of the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, by the Department of State Services (DSS) got to him, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters gathered that Daura’s sudden illness might be related to how he had protected Emefiele from prosecution for several years because of business dealings involving sales of forex largely controlled by him (Daura) – one of the reasons he was labelled as Buhari’s powerful nephew.
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Buhari’s Powerful Nephew, Mamman Daura Falls Ill After News Of Godwin Emefiele’s ArrestThe DSS had said it intensified its investigations in order to arrest and prosecute Emefiele, on allegations of terrorism financing and fraud.
“EMEFIELE, NOW IN DSS CUSTODY – The Department of State Services hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is now in its custody for some investigative reasons,” Peter Afunanya, the DSS Public Relations Officer, had said. On Tuesday, top sources revealed to SaharaReporters that Daura had taken ill since Friday when the news of Emefiele’s arrest got to his residence in Kaduna State.
SaharaReporters had last week reported that Emefiele’s arrest came same day the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, suspended him from office with immediate effect. DSS investigation revealed that the apex bank governor funded the groups with resources he raised for his failed presidential bid in 2022 and diverted public funds.
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