DSS Seizes Emefiele’s Passport, Plans Home, Office Search

The Department of State Services has seized the passport of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele.

Recall that the CBN Governor was arrested in Lagos last weekend and subsequently flown to Abuja in a private jet on Saturday, June 10.

Report also has it that the Department of State Services (DSS) may also search the embattled CBN governor’s home and office this week.

However, a source in the DSS on Sunday, June 11, said it was standard procedure for his travel document to be seized pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.

The source said;

“Of course, Emefiele’s travel document would be confiscated as part of the standard process pending the conclusion of our investigation. Also, as part of the investigation, his house and office would be searched for documents that can aid the ongoing investigation on his management of the CBN.”