“They Are Forcing Him”: Source Reveals CBN Deputy Governor Kingsley Obiora’s 4 Days Ordeal in DSS Custody

Sep 3, 2023 | Entertainment, News


  • Kingsley Obiora, one of the Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been released from custody
  • He was in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody for 4 days as the Tinubu administration continued its house cleaning at the CBN
  • A source has provided details of what transpired between Obiora and men of the DSS when he in custody

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor Kingsley Obiora, who was taken into custody on Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Obiora, who is in charge of Economic Policy at CBN, was released on Saturday, September 2, 2023, after he spent four days in custody.

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Kingsley Obiora CBN deputy governor was in DSS custody for 4 days
Photo credit: @CBN
Source: Facebook

Reports suggest that while in DSS detention, Obiora was allegedly pressured to testify against the suspended CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, who has been in DSS custody since June 10, 2023.

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President Bola Tinubu appointed a special panel led by Jim Obazee to investigate the CBN under the tenure of Emefiele.

BusinessDay reports that the panel has been questioning the deputy governors of the CBN and other senior bank officials as part of the ongoing audit.”A source was quoted by BusinessDay saying:

“Let us be clear. No one is accusing Dr. Obiora of fraud or theft. Dr. Obiora,, like other Deputy Governors, have been severely questioned by the panel before his detention.

“They, however, do not believe that he has told them everything he knows.

“They are forcing him to admit to things he has no direct knowledge of nor is part of the decision-making process.

“This is where there is an issue, and it has been quite frustrating for the respected economist, who joined the apex bank from the respected IMF”

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Meanwhile, in another report, Tony Elumelu has reacted to speculations that he is being considered as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria

Since the suspension of Godwin Emefiele in June, Folashodun Shonubi has been acting Governor of the CBN.

President Tinubu, upon assuming office, promised to embark on a housing cleaning at the Central Bank.

Source: Legit.ng





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