BREAKING: DSS Interrogates CBN Deputy Governor, Details Emerge
- Aishah Ahmad, the deputy governor of the CBN for financial system stability, is allegedly being interrogated by the DSS
- All deputy governors of the CBN are being interrogated as investigators scrutinise the bank’s books under Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor
- Embattled Emefiele is being questioned by the secret police over his stewardship of the apex bank
FCT, Abuja - The Department of State Services (DSS) has interrogated a deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Aisha Ahmad.
Ahmad, who is in charge of Financial System Stability, was reportedly invited by the DSS over her alleged "fraudulent acquisition of shares in Titan Bank/Union Bank and Polaris Bank.”
Source: Twitter
DSS 'interrogates' CBN's deputy governor, Ahmad
Details of the reported arrest are still sketchy.
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Ahmad was appointed deputy CBN governor on October 6, 2017, replacing Sarah Alade, who retired in March 2017. She was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on March 22, 2018.
The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) reported in a now-deleted tweet:
“The CBN Deputy Governor is currently being interrogated on how $300 million to complete the acquisition of Union Bank was raised by Titan Bank."
Premium Times also reported on the development on Sunday, September 10.
Neither the CBN nor the DSS have spoken officially about the arrest which was first reported late Saturday, September 9.
DSS arrests CBN's Kingsley Obiora
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the deputy governor of the Economic Policy Directorate of the CBN, Kingsley Obiora, was reportedly detained by officials of the DSS.
Obiora's detention has thrown the CBN into a state of anxiety as many staff of the apex bank are confused.
CBN refuses to confirm Obiora's arrest
Legit.ng also reported that the DSS refused to confirm Obiora's arrest.
The DSS has been questioning top CBN officials over the activities of the suspended CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele.
DSS arrests public officials, others
In another related news, Legit.ng reported that the DSS said it received reports from some state governments relating to the diversion or sale of palliatives meant for their citizens.
Consequently, the Nigerian secret police said it undertook investigations and recovered some of the items as well as apprehended the suspects.
Source: Legit.ng
