What DSS Removed From Emefiele’s Abuja, Lagos Homes – Family Source

Following alleged reports that the Department of State Services (DSS), allegedly removed 18 bags containing currencies and documents from the homes of the suspended and presently detained Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, a family source said the secret police did not remove 18 bags of money.

This was as it was gathered that the detained Emefiele was now able to see his lawyers and wife, Margaret, who before a court order by Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court, had tried unsuccessfully to see him since his arrest.

The FCT High Court, last Friday, ordered the DSS to immediately provide the suspended CBN governor unrestricted access to his family and lawyers, stressing that it was a fundamental constitutional right of the detainee.

A family source who confirmed that the Lagos and Abuja residences of Emefiele were searched by the DSS operatives, adding that both the Abuja and Lagos residences of the detained CBN Governor still had a heavy presence of the operatives.

It further said that the Abuja residence was searched on Sunday, June 11, 2023 barely a day after his arrest, while the Lagos residence was searched on Thursday evening through Saturday morning, adding that the personnel of the DSS eventually left at about 2:00am with Emefiele back to Abuja.

According to the source; “In Lagos, they took away his old phones, including a Blackberry, some files and office folders as well as his old laptops. Emefiele was present when the searches were conducted”.

The source further disclosed that everything the DSS wanted was put in a Ghana-must-go bag and taken away with them after the Lagos search.

The family source specifically said; “It was in his Abuja residence that they took away his wristwatches and N250,000.00 cash which they found in his bedroom

“They left with only one small Ghana-Must-Go bag that we gave to them to put the things they wanted to take away. They did not see nor take away money as there was no significant sum in his room or house”.

The DSS, it was gathered searched the office of Mr. Emefiele at the headquarters of the CBN in Abuja last week.

The secret police said it was investigating Emefiele over his conduct during his tenure as Governor of the CBN.