The Department of State Services (DSS), yesterday, confirmed arrest of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who is now in its custody.
There were reports, yesterday that the apex bank’s governor was arrested by the DSS on Friday night, which the security agency denied. But in a statement issued around 2:18 pm, yesterday, by the secret police, they confirmed that Emefiele had been arrested and was with them.
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“The DSS hereby confirms that Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now in our custody for some investigative reasons.
“The public, particularly the media, is enjoined to apply utmost caution in the reportage and narratives concerning this,” spokesman of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, said in the statement.