Emefiele: Tinubu appoints special investigator to probe CBN

A special investigator has been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to look into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).


Jim Osayande Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), was designated by Tinubu as the investigator, according to a recent letter obtained by DAILY POST.

The change occurs after Godwin Emefiele’s suspension as governor of the CBN and his arrest on June 9, 2023, by the Department of State Security.

The President requested that the special investigator look into CBN and other important government-run businesses.

This administration has appointed you as a Special Investigator to look into the CBN and Related Entities in order to carry out the essential goal stated in Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). You must report right away to my office for this appointment, which will take effect immediately, according to the letter.

Emefiele was released on bail by the Federal High Court of Lagos last week, but the DSS nevertheless detained him.