By Dansu Peter
Reports say he was arrested by the men of the Nigerian Secret Police, the Department of State's Security. The arrest was reported shortly after President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has earlier suspended the CBN Governor. He was suspended due to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy, the Presidency said.
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, however, refused to grant the application of the DSS.
The court said such an application should have been accompanied with the presidential approval because of the grave implications for the Nigerian economy if the CBN governor is arrested and detained.
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