FLASH: DSS Arrests CBN Finance Director At Lavish Party In Abuja
A major breakthrough may have been recorded in the ongoing probe of the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN).
The Government Business Entities (GBEs) by the Special investigator, Jim Obazee-led panel as operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, in Abuja, arrested the CBN Director of Finance, Mr Benjamin Adeoye Fakunle.
It was gathered that Fakunle was arrested by DSS operatives at a lavish party he was hosting in one of his mansions in Abuja to celebrate his retirement from the services of the apex bank.
Fakunle was said to have successfully evaded arrest and interrogation several times until Wednesday when he was eventually apprehended while having a nice time at his retirement party. His arrest sources say, is therefore a major boost for the ongoing investigation of the CBN by the President Bola Tinubu-appointed Special investigator.
Recall that the Special Investigator, Obazee’s panel had traced a whopping N8trillion looted from the CBN coffers to several private bank accounts. Many bank chiefs have already been grilled over their roles in these various fraudulent transactions.
According to impeccable security sources, the arrested CBN finance director has been discovered to be operating over 65 personal bank accounts domiciled in Nigeria and foreign countries.
He’s also said to have no fewer than 28 choice properties in Abuja alone.
