The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied a newspaper report alleging that one of its Deputy Governors was arrested and made to forfeit some amount of money to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Bank stated categorically that “there is no iota of truth in the said report and it is, without doubt, a mere figment of the writer’s imagination,” stressing that “the Bank and its officials will not be distracted from the onerous task of ensuring stability in the financial system, and indeed the economy, at this critical time.”
The CBN, however, warned “such persons(s) bent on disparaging the Bank and its officials” that legal options would be explored to protect the reputation of the Bank and its officials from being tarnished in any manner.
