The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested top directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The above followed the suspension and subsequent arrest of Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the CBN.
According to reports, the just arrested top directors of the apex bank will be interrogated in the coming weeks as part of a comprehensive probe directed by President Bola Tinubu.
In addition, senior officials in the procurement department of the CBN and special advisers to the embattled governor will also be interrogated by the secret police.
A source who spoke with Newsmen in confidence said:
“One of those under the radar of the DSS is a special adviser to the CBN governor. He retired from the CBN in 2021 as a director but was retained by Emefiele as a special adviser. He is believed to have an inside knowledge of all the actions taken by Emefiele.
“Other subjects of interest are senior officials and directors in the procurement department. The fact is that many top directors will be invited or arrested for questioning in the weeks ahead.”
The DSS had confirmed Emefiele’s arrest through its spokesman Dr Peter Afunanya.
He said:
“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.”
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