BREAKING: EFCC DETAINS EMEFIELE AFTER DSS RELEASE

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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is currently being detained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Emefiele, who is currently being interrogated at the EFCC’s National Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, was apprehended by EFCC operatives Thursday night, less than an hour after he was released from the dungeon of the Department of State Services.

An impeccable source revealed the development to our correspondent Friday morning that the EFCC is investigating Emefiele for possible misconduct while he was the governor of the national bank.

“Yes, Emefiele is currently in our (EFCC) custody; he was arrested last night less than an hour after the DSS freed him. He’s currently being interrogated at the Headquarters, as he’s being investigated for alleged misappropriation of funds amongst other things during his term as CBN governor,” the source noted.

The EFCC may also file new charges against Mr Emefiele, according to our correspondent.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for official confirmation when contacted by our correspondent on Friday.

Report says that Emefiele had been in the custody of the Department of State Services since June after President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office.

He was then requested to hand over his responsibilities to Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, the apex bank’s then-deputy governor, operations directorate.

A day after, the DSS announced that Emefiele was in its custody for ‘some investigative reasons’.

On July 25, he was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on “illegal possession” of firearms at a federal high court in Lagos and was granted bail in the sum of N20 million.

The two-count charge was later struck out on August 17 after the Federal Government withdrew the same.

However, a fresh 20-count charge was instituted against him over an alleged conspiracy to carry out procurement fraud, among others.

The arraignment has been stalled twice, and Emefiele was reported to have proposed a plea bargain agreement with the Federal Government.

The proposed agreement required Emefiele to resign as CBN governor and ‘disgorge’ some assets.