The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has reportedly returned to the country, on Wednesday.
This is even as he has been wanted by the Department of State Services for allegations pertaining to corruption and terrorism financing.
PUNCH Metro had reported that the embattled CBN governor had left the country for several weeks following investigations by the DSS, as they had quietly sought a court order to arrest Emefiele but the Federal High Court in Abuja rejected their request.
The Eagle reported that the DSS filed the application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2255/2022 at the court on 7 December 2022.
In the application, the DSS wanted the court to order the arrest of the CBN governor over alleged “acts of financing terrorism, fraudulent activities and economic crimes of national security dimension.”
Emefiele was the sole defendant in the suit which was filed ‘ex parte’, meaning he was not notified of the suit.
Premium Times reported that an anonymous source revealed the CBN governor got the permission of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Ret’d.), for two weeks of leave which expired on Tuesday.
The source revealed that, “His holidays finished on Tuesday so he had to report to work on Wednesday.
“He is trying to leave within the next few days on the pretence of attending the annual World Economic Forum.”
