Emefiele is most likely to be held by the DSS indefinitely.

Emefiele is most likely to be held by the DSS indefinitely. 

Tuesday is when the Department of State Services, or DSS, is expected to ask the court for permission to detain suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele indefinitely so that he can be interrogated freely.

Recall that Emefiele was immediately removed from office by President Bola Tinubu on Friday.

According to a statement by Willie Bassey, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, this was in response to the continuing inquiry of his office and the proposed reforms in the financial sector of the economy.

According to the statement, Emefiele was directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, who will act as the CBN governor pending the conclusion of the investigation and the reforms.

The suspended apex bank boss was arrested in Lagos on Saturday by DSS operatives and flown to Abuja in a private jet.

The arrest was despite a court order Emefiele had obtained barring the DSS from arresting him.

A viral video showed the suspended Emefiele driven to the tarmac in an unmarked Hilux van accompanied by security agents. After disembarking from the vehicle, he was escorted into a waiting plane where security operatives were waiting to receive him. One of the operatives, who closely followed Emefiele, had in his hands a pair of handcuffs.

Laying out plans to keep Emefiele in the detention of the DSS for a long period, the source told Sunday PUNCH,

According to the statement, Emefiele was directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, who will act as the CBN governor pending the conclusion of the investigation and the reforms.

The suspended apex bank boss was arrested in Lagos on Saturday by DSS operatives and flown to Abuja in a private jet.

The arrest was despite a court order Emefiele had obtained barring the DSS from arresting him.

A viral video showed the suspended Emefiele driven to the tarmac in an unmarked Hilux van accompanied by security agents. After disembarking from the vehicle, he was escorted into a waiting plane where security operatives were waiting to receive him. One of the operatives, who closely followed Emefiele, had in his hands a pair of handcuffs.

Laying out plans to keep Emefiele in the detention of the DSS for a long period, the source told Sunday PUNCH,

Recall that President Bola Tinubu had on Friday suspended Emefiele from office with immediate effect.

This was sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy, according to a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey.

 “He (Emefiele) is going to be with us for some time. We may obtain a court order to further detain him. The previous charges against him are there and further investigations may add to that. You know that he is a big man, and we have to make sure that the loose ends are tightened before we take him to court.

“Recall that we were looking for him before his suspension. Now that we have him, we will hear from him; hear what he has to say on those issues we have highlighted before.”