18 bags of currency, documents recovered from Emefiele’s Lagos residence

 

At least 18 Ghana-must-go bags housing 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.

According to the information scooped from the Nigerian Tribune Newspapers, the money, and the documents were taken from the ex-CBN chief’s Lagos residence on Friday afternoon after about a day-long search of the property.

President Bola Tinubu, had on June 9, suspended Emefiele as CBN governor and ordered his probe, following which he was arrested by the DSS for investigation.

It would be recalled that Emefiele, who was arrested on June 10 by the DSS, has since spent eight days in the custody of the agency.

The information added that Emefiele may spend longer than earlier reported in DSS custody, as the investigation into his activities while in charge of the CBN is far from being concluded.

The Nigerian Tribune further reported that the DSS, had on Thursday, secured a court order to detain the ex-CBN gaffer for three weeks, with another source hinting that he might be held for a longer time.

He was said to have been moved from the DSS custody in Abuja, the nation’s capital, 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 on Friday.

Emefiele, according to the reports, 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 the Nigerian Tribune.