The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday interrogated the Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria and officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) who appeared before its operatives in Abuja, SaharaReporters has gathered. SaharaReporters learnt on Tuesday that despite the inability of the DSS operatives to pick up the embattled CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele who returned to office on Monday, the DSS took other top CBN and FIRS officials to its headquarters and grilled them on sundry issues.
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Secret Police, DSS Grills Central Bank Deputy Governors In Abuja As Officials Reveal How Emefiele Allegedly Offered Bribes To Accounting Firm, KPMGAuthoritative sources familiar with the development disclosed to SaharaReporters that the officials “were hauled in a bus to the DSS headquarters where they were interrogated.”
SaharaReporters earlier today reported that the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor, deployed military personnel and intelligence officers to ensure Emefiele was not arrested by the DSS. “After Emefiele’s arrival, the DG of DSS ordered all the Deputy Governors of CBN and FIRS to appear before the DSS. They were hauled in a bus to the DSS headquarters where they were interrogated,” an authoritative source revealed.
Emefiele was part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s entourage to the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC between December 13 and 15, 2022. However, the DSS swiftly warned against being used to “undermine” its investigations, although it did not specifically name Emefiele. “They have deployed Obas and Emirs to beg on behalf of Emefiele and Governor Nasir El-Rufai leading the charge to fight for him,” one of the sources said.“Emefiele helped Governor El-Rufai to secure $350m World Bank loan out of which the governor made for himself N70 per dollar after the cash was sold to Aliko Dangote.
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