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Buhari should detain CBN governor - Lamido

Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 8:17 PM by Onyirioha Nnamdi

- Sule Lamido has accused the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, of money laudering

- The former governor of Jigawa claimed that Emefiele is guilty of the same crime for which Sambo Dasuki was detained for four years

- Lamido said that both Emefiele and Dasuki are linked to the $2.3 billion for the procurement of arms to be used in the fight against Boko Haram

Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa, has said that the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, shoud be inmprisoned.

Lamido claimed that Emefiele is guilty of the same crime for which the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, was detained by the Department of State of Service (DSS) for four years, The News reports.

The former governor said that both the CBN boss and Dasuki are linked to the $2.3 billion for the procurement of arms to used in the fight against insurgency.

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Lamido alleged: “One was instructed (may be on an ordinary paper) to release money ($2.3bl) from the Central Bank. The other was instructed to collect it and share it to assigned names.

Buhari should detain CBN governor - Lamido — The former governor said that both the CBN boss and Dasuki are linked to the $2.3 billion for the procurement of arms to used in the fight against insurgency.
Source: UGC

“They as dutiful loyal servants and appointees of the President all obeyed the order and instructions to the letter!"

He went on to say that while Emefiele retained his job and is still serving dutifully carrying orders of the presidency, Dasuki was arraigned only to be released on bail after four years.

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Lamido said that the former NSA"remained incarcerated in detention for fours years only to be released now! Why was he detained in the first place?

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Lamido had said the incarceration of Dasuki was as a result of his misunderstanding with President Muhammadu Buhari.