COLD SHOULDER!

 Buhari Denies Emefiele

. As CBN Governor Considers Assylum in UK

By Lanre Olaleye

It appears President Muhammadu Buhari may have given up on the Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in his current travails with the Department of State Services (DSS).

The Central Bank boss who despite public outcry was head over hill with the introduction of new Naira notes may have had his bridges burnt by President Buhari over terrorism sponsorship charges levelled against him by the DSS.

It would be recalled the security agency filed a motion in court, accusing the CBN governor of terrorism financing and other crimes it described as economic crimes of national security dimension.

However, a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory last Thursday, barred the Department of State Services and the Inspector General of Police from arresting and detaining the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over allegations of terrorism and sundry offences against him.

But despite the restraining court order, the DSS is determined to arrest and prosecute the CBN Governor. Attempts have been made to arrest Emefiele without success as some interest groups loyal to the CBN boss have prevented the security agency from doing so.

While the search for Emefiele rages, the CBN boss travelled recently to UK, where he has been concluding plans to seek refugee status over developing threats to his position and personal safety from the DSS.

The Snoop, however, gathered that Emefiele had since departed the UK for US on December 2022 as part of his annual vacation which is expected to end on January 5, 2023.

Top security sources informed DSS officials are poised to forcefully arrest Emefiele on his return to official duty on January 9 at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. The likelihood of his forceful arrest and detention, sources informed may have informed Emefiole's decision to seek Assylum in the UK, where he has his family and relatives. 

Emefiole's dilemma, according to a top security chief, has been further compounded by the indifference of President Buhari on the matter.

The president is reported to have refrained from dabbling into the matter even as pressures from the Director-General of DSS, Yusuf Bichi is being mounted on him to bring down the apex bank boss down. 

"President Buhari is the only one to save the CBN Governor from his current debacle. But unfortunately the president has kept silent. Call it a cold shoulder if you want but it doesn't look good for Emefiole," our source revealed.