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DSS arrests CBN Deputy Governor in connection with Emefiele’s trial

 

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has arrested a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in charge of economic policy at the bank, Mr. Kingsley Obiora.

According to reports, his arrest is connected to the ongoing trial of the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who is accused of financial mismanagement while in office.

Obiora, who resumed as a Deputy Governor in the Central Bank of Nigeria on March 2, 2020, is being sought as a critical witness against Emefiele.

Several attempts to confirm the arrest of Obiora from the Spokesperson of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, were unsuccessful as at the time of filing this report.

The DSS confirmedthe arrest of Emefiele on June 10 shortly after President Bola Tinubu suspended him on Friday, June 9, as the CBN Governor.

The secret police did not initially give reasons why Emeiele was arrested.

However, the DSS finally arraigned him for alleged illegal gun possession before the Federal High Court in Lagos on July 25.

He was arraigned on two counts of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo, however, released him on a N20 million bail bond, with one surety in the like sum.

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, August 15, filed fresh charges against the suspended apex bank chief in Abuja after re-arresting him at the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos.

He faces fresh charges filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja.

By Ajibola Adedoye

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