DSS claims Emefiele not in their custody.

Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s suspended governor, is not in the custody of the Department of State Services, according to the agency.

On June 10, 2023, the agency announced this via its Twitter account.

The post read, “Currently, Emefiele is not with the DSS.”

Emefiele was immediately removed from office on Friday night by President Bola Tinubu.

Following his suspension, Emefiele was instructed to transfer over control of his office immediately to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will serve as the CBN governor while the investigation and reforms are being completed.

Late on Friday, there were unconfirmed claims that DSS agents had taken the suspended CBN governor into custody.

Peter Afunaya, the DSS spokesman, however, informed that he was unable to confirm the arrest.