UPDATE: DSS Denies Invading CBN, Taking over Emefiele’s Office

On Monday, the Department of State Services denied accessing the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

According to the DSS, claims that its agents rushed into the apex bank to arrest CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, who had returned to the nation earlier in the day, were incorrect and unsubstantiated by certain media sites.

However, a statement sent to Vanguard by DSS Spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, described the reported invasion of the CBN by DSS operatives with a view to arresting Emefiele, as fake news.

Afunanya said, “The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to the false news making the round that its operatives invaded the Central Bank of Nigeria and arrested its Governor, today 16/1/23.

“This is fake news and quite misleading,” the statement said.