No fewer than 18 Ghana-must-go bags
containing money and documents have
been carted away by operatives of the
Department of State Services (DSS) from
the residence of the suspended governor of
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin
Emefiele, Nigerian Tribune has been reliably
informed.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the money
and the documents were taken from the
Lagos residence of Emefiele on Friday
afternoon after about a day-long search of
the property.
Emefiele, who was arrested on June 10
by the DSS, has spent eight days in the
custody of the agency.
It was scooped that Emefiele may spend
longer than earlier reported in DSS custody
as the investigation into his activities while
in charge of the apex bank is far from being
concluded.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the DSS, on
Thursday, secured a court order to detain
the ex-CBN chief for three weeks, with
another source hinting that he might be
held fora longer time.
Emefiele was said to have been moved
from the DSS custody in Abuja on Thursday
and flown to Lagos where his house was
searched by DSS operatives.
Upon conclusion of the search, about 18
Ghana-must-go bags containing currency
and documents were said to have been
taken away the following day [Friday].
Emefiele was flown back to Abuja on Friday
afternoon with the bags and investigators
have since resumed quizzing, especially
about the findings.
The secret Police, it was gathered, have
also launched a manhunt for Emefiele's
personal assistant (names withheld) in
connection with the revelations from the
ongoing investigation.
"DSS took Emefiele to his house in Lagos
on Thursday and returned him to Abuja
on Friday afternoon. His house was
searched. They took away about 18 big
Ghana-must-go bags containing money
and documents from the house.
"His personal assistant is on the run. DSS
is on a manhunt for him. He is the key to
unlocking Emefiele's assets and wealth
stashed away within and outside the
country" a source told Nigerian Tribune.
President Bola Tinubu, on June 9,
suspended Emefiele as CBN governor and
ordered his probe, following which he was
arrested by the DSS for investigation.
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