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CBN FX Scam: How Emefiele Ordered My Arrest And 101 Days Detention, Says Whistleblower
A human rights organization under the auspices of the George Uboh Whistleblower Network recommended on Monday that President Bola Tinubu instruct law enforcement agencies to work with whistleblowers to solve crimes and recover stolen funds.
The organization emphasizes the importance of whistleblowers in exposing corruption and abuse and emphasizes the need to protect them from retaliation.
Chairman of GUWN, Dr. George Uboh, who expressed his views during a press conference at the Abuja Council of the Union of Journalists of Nigeria, also revealed how he was arrested in 2019 and jailed for 101 days after exposing a Forex scam involving the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. , Godwin Emefil.
He proposed creating an independent whistleblower protection and compensation agency..
Uboh praised President Bola Tinubu for his courage in arresting the governor of the CBN partisan who committed an unprecedented crime against humanity and the masses of Nigeria.
The activist also emphasized the importance of appointing someone with whistleblowing experience to head the office and protect whistleblowers from all forms of discrimination.
Uboh said: “While the media was full of reports of Emefiele’s corruption after his arrest, before his arrest no Nigerian dared to criticize the almighty Emefiele.” worth over $3 billion in letters he wrote to Emefiele on or about April 1, 2019.
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“On May 15, 2019, the day Emefiele appeared before the Senate for review and approval for his second term, I was arrested in my office in Maitama. I was jailed for 101 days for defaming Emefiele’s evil character. The FCT Chief Judge Ishaq Bello refused to hear my request for bail. DIG Mike Ogbidi verbally refused to bail on me after I posted the administrative bond given to me by his Force CID guys.
We request Ahmed Tinubu to direct law enforcement to work with whistleblowers for crime detection..
“Reporters play an important role in the fight against corruption and it is very important for us to protect them from harm and compensate them.”
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