NEWS DIARY ONLINE
The Department of State Services, DSS, has at last, confirmed the arrest of suspended Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
DSS Spokesman, Peter Afunanya, confirmed Emefiele’s arrest on the agency’s Twitter handle Saturday afternoon.
Titled: “EMEFIELE, NOW IN DSS CUSTODY”, the tweets read: “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 public, particularly the Media, is enjoined to apply utmost caution in the reportage and narratives concerning this.
Earlier on Saturday, DSS debunked reports that the suspended CBN Governor had been arrested, saying, “Currently, Emefiele is not with the DSS.
Though there was no official statement from the DSS on the arrest of Emefiele Friady night, reports said he was taken into custody after his suspension from office by President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that sources said the DSS which had seemingly built its case against Emefiele “was frustrated from arresting him during President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime.”
Despite the efforts to nab him, Emefiele appeared in the country, looking stronger and untouchable.
Newsdiaryonline reports that the he was one of those who welcomed newly inaugurated President as Tinubu assumed office at the Presidential Villa recently.That was viewed as a sign that the CBN Governor then, may survive yet again in the new regime.
