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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Economic Policy, Kingsley Obiora, was reportedly quizzed by the State Security Service (SSS).
Obiora’s interrogation, it was learnt, was part of a wider investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement under the suspended governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, who is in custody of the secret police.
According to reports, the Special Investigation Panel set up by President Bola Tinubu to look into the tenure of Emefiele might be behind the interrogation of the deputy governor.
It was gathered that Obiora, who had been with the team of investigators was released after spending four nights in custody.
The Jim Obazee-led special panel has been questioning the deputy governors of the CBN, as well as other senior officials, as part of its ongoing audit of the apex bank.
Emefiele was suspended by President Bola Tinubu on June 9, following an investigation into the affairs of the apex bank.
He was arrested the following day and has been in DSS detention since then despite the court admitting him to bail.