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The Directorate of State Security has reacted to the news earlier in the day of the alleged invasion of the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), by the operatives of the Service (SSS ), saying it had not made any move to arrest the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
TheNewsGuru can confirm that as at 7 pm the CBN Governor who has held a series of meetings with staff earlier in the day was still at his desk.
In an earlier statement, the head of corporate affairs, Osita Nwanisobi, stated that Emefiele resumed duty Today after his annual leave.
The statement reads: “The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Ernefiele, has resumed duty after his annual vacation abroad. Mr. Emefiele, who proceeded on leave in December 2022, resumed work today, Monday, January 16, 2023.
“The Governor resumed with renewed vigour to perform his duty ahead of the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the year scheduled for January 23 to 24, 2023.
“Mr. Emefiele remains committed to performing the task before him in line with his oath of office and the policy direction of President Muhammad Buhari.
While thanking the public for keeping faith with the Bank, we urge Nigerians to continue to support the policies of the Bank aimed at ensuring a stable financial system and the Nigerian economy in general.”
Recall that there has been a running battle between the DSS and Emefiele over alleged terrorism financing against the latter.
In their statement the DSS said:
CBN, NOT INVADED BY DSS
The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to the false news making the round that its operatives invaded the Central Bank of Nigeria and arrested its Governor, today 16/1/23. This is fake news and quite misleading.
Peter Afunanya PhD, fsi
Public Relations Officer
Department of State Services
National Headquarters
Abuja
16th January, 2023