DSS Targets CBN Directors, Emefiele’s Aides

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

Following the suspension and arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it was alleged that the saga surrounding the apex bank might not end there.

Recall, Congress News had earlier reported how Emefiele closed from work on Friday and didn’t have the opportunity to return to the office the next working day, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered his immediate suspension from office on Friday night.

However, it was reported that top directors of the CBN would be interrogated in the coming weeks as part of an expanded probe of Emefiele’s Administration.

A source was quoted to have 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.”