Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has been arrested by DSS.
According to PM News, Emefiele was arrested on Friday evening shortly after President Bola Tinubu suspended him as the CBN Governor.
According to the president, Emefiele was suspended due to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the economy’s financial sector.
Prior to Emefiele’s suspension, the DSS, on December 7, 2022, in an exparte application with reference no: FHC/ABJ/CS/2255/2022, sought an order to arrest the CBN Governor.
The security agency accused Emefiele of financing terrorism, fraudulent activities, and economic crimes of national security dimension.
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice J.T Tsoho, refused to grant the application of the DSS.
The court said such an application should have been accompanied with presidential approval because of the grave implications for the Nigerian economy if the CBN governor is arrested and detained.
