EXCLUSIVE: Central Bank Gov, Emefiele Refuses To Return To Nigeria From US, Claims Heart Ailment Amid Links To Terrorism, Possible Detention, Grilling By Secret Police, DSS

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has refused to return to Nigeria amid allegations of terrorism financing and possible arrest and attention by the secret police. The secret police, the Department of State Services had applied to a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking a warrant of arrest for Emefiele. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the court declined the application to arrest and detain the governor of the apex bank, but said it could go ahead and arrest Emefiele if the DSS felt compelled to do so based on its evidence against him.

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