The just suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, was in Friday evening arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS).
According to media reports, Mr Emefiele has been slammed with 10-count charges bordering on terrorism financing.
- Funding Unknown gunmen, ESN and IPOB with money he raised for his failed presidential bid last year and funds diverted from government coffers;
- Mismanagement of Nigeria’s social investment program (NISRAL and the Anchor Borrowers Scheme);
- Illegal economic crimes of National security dimension;
- Money Laundering
- Unwholesome activities through proxies
- Round tripping
- Conferment of financial benefits to self and others
- Threat to National Security
- Criminal conspiracy to divert government resources
- Terrorism financing
