The cat-and-mouse game between the Department of State Services (DSS) and Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), reached its climax on Saturday. Emefiele has been
June 12, 2023 12:38 PMThe cat-and-mouse game between the Department of State Services and Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , reached its climax on Saturday.Moments after President Bola Tinubu announced the suspension of Emefiele as CBN governor on Friday, there were reports that operatives of the DSS had arrested him.said Emefiele was in its custody for “some investigative reasons”.
Amid the scarcity of the naira notes, the secret police made an unsuccessful first move to arrest Emefiele.COURT STOPPED DSS FROM ARRESTING EMEFIELE TheCable learned that the judge told DSS that he would have been taken into confidence if there was any evidence to back the allegations in the DSS’ application.a federal capital territory high court sitting in Maitama issued an order restraining DSS from arresting Emefiele.
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