DSS seizes Emefiele’s passport, to carry out house and office search

The Department of State Services has taken possession of the passport belonging to Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Emefiele was apprehended in Lagos over the weekend and later transported to Abuja.

According to Punch, there is a possibility that the DSS will conduct searches of Emefiele’s residence and workplace within this week. A source informed the publication that it is a routine practice to retain his travel document while the ongoing investigation is underway.

‘The source said; ‘Of course, Emefiele’s travel document would be confiscated as part of the standard process pending the conclusion of our investigation. Also, as part of the investigation, his house and office would be searched for documents that can aid the ongoing investigation on his management of the CBN.”

Asides from revisiting the criminal charges it earlier filed against Emefiele which borders on terrorism financing and fraud, the DSS might also arrest or invite top directors of the CBN for questioning over their roles in the administration of the apex bank.