The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,(CBN) Godwin Emefiele, has returned back to the country early hour of Monday and is back to his office in Abuja.
Emefiele, who went on leave before Christmas, has been in the news as it emerged that the Department of State Services (DSS) tried to arrest him in December 2022.
According to Sahara Reporters, on arrival, he was said to headed to his office with massive security, specifically military protection.
Sources at the CBN told SaharaReporters that the security personnel that accompanied Emefiele to the bank was bigger than that of Nigeria’s president.
“Emefiele has returned to Nigeria. He went to the CBN with massive security. He was given military protection. His security is bigger than that of the President,” one of the sources told SaharaReporters.
Recall that the governor of the Apex Bank leave expired on Sunday, January 15, and not the January 17.
He spent the first part of his leave in the US and was in the UK until Sunday evening from where he flew back to Nigeria and arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday morning.
He spent the first part of his leave in the US and was in the UK until Sunday evening from where he flew back to Nigeria and arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday morning.
Information Nigeria learnt from THE CABLE that Emefiele presided over a number of meetings immediately he reported to office.
The DSS had approached a federal high court in Abuja seeking a warrant to arrest him over allegations that he was involved in terrorism financing and economic crimes but t
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