The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
Emefiele has been in the custody of the DSS since June, following his suspension by President Bola Tinubu.
After his suspension, the DSS announced that Emefiele was in its custody for “some investigative reasons”.
On July 25, he appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos, where he was arraigned on a two-count charge linked to the “illegal possession” of firearms.
He was subsequently granted bail in the sum of N20 million.
However, an additional 20 charges were brought against Emefiele by the Federal Government, which accused him of conspiring to engage in procurement fraud and other illegal activities.
Emefiele was picked up on Thursday night, less than an hour after he regained his freedom from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS.
The former CBN governor, it was learned, is currently being interrogated at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
It was gathered that the EFCC is probing Godwin Emefiele over alleged impropriety during his term as the head of the apex bank.
Recall that the DSS arrested Emefiele in June, on the same day President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office with immediate effect.
According to the Presidency, Emefiele was suspended at the time due to “ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.”
