CBN FX scam: How Emefiele ordered my arrest, detention for 101 days, says Whistleblower
A human rights organisation, under the aegis of George Uboh Whistleblowers Network, on Monday advised President Bola Tinubu to direct law enforcement agencies to collaborate with whistleblowers in solving crimes and recovering stolen funds. The organisation highlighted the significance of whistleblowers in exposing corruption and wrongdoing and emphasized the need to shield them from retaliation.
The Chairman of GUWN, Dr George Uboh, who canvassed the views during a press conference held at the Abuja council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, also revealed how he was arrested and detained for 101 days in 2019 after he exposed the Forex scam by the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
He, therefore, suggested the implementation and strengthening of the whistleblower policy, with the establishment of an independent office to safeguard and compensate whistleblowers.
Uboh commended President Bola Tinubu for his courage in arresting a partisan CBN governor whose unprecedented crimes against humanity, the Nigerian masses were many.
The activist also highlighted the importance of appointing a person with prior experience in whistleblowing to lead the office and protect whistleblowers from any adverse treatment.
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“On May 15, 2019, the day Emefiele appeared before the Senate for screening and clearance for his second tenure, I was arrested in my Maitama office. I was detained for 101 days for defamation of Emefiele’s rotten character. The then Chief Judge, FCT, Ishaq Bello refused to hear my bail application. DIG Mike Ogbizi verbally denied me bail after I fulfilled the administrative bail granted to me by his men at Force CID.
“We humbly request that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR direct law enforcement agencies to work with whistleblowers in order to solve crimes swifter, trace and recover mind-boggling funds stolen or trapped.
“Whistleblowers play a vital role in the fight against corruption, and it is crucial to protect them from adverse treatments and compensate them.”
Success1981: A graduate and a family man earning 47k monthly. How can one cope with such. NLC themselves dont even care about those civil servants at the state level. Why cant the salaries of federal and state civil service be harmonised?
How do you expect the Anambra State Government to pay the kind of salary the FG pay when they don't earn like the FG?
The Government should start working out ways to make sure inflation collapse, high inflation don dey make the naira purchasing power useless
swaggerjack: Lagos Antecedent:Tinubu Cannot Be Trusted To Sell Down NNPC Assets For $17.4 BN.
Him and his business partner henchmen that helped Abacha launder billions of dollars when he was in power are waiting to feast on the carcass of what is left of this fantastically corrupt failed state.
Nigerians should remember when Bode George came to cry to the world and heavens about how Bola Tinubu had colonized and annexed Lagos state treasury and stolen resources of the living and dead. And spent 5 minutes listing all the property and land stolen including Vault And Garden Cemetery land used to bury the dead.
And Nigerians should remember former Managing Director of Alpha Beta, Dapo Apara revelation about how he cornered 10% of Lagos state monthly tax revenue.
lordimmaogidi: I can't imagine, a country with approximately 200million people, ruled by unfit looking people. Nigeria is in a big mess. Broken egg, has no remedy.
matthew080: I plan to buy a bus very soon, Do you all think prize of cars and buses will crash after subsidy removal,as many people will run from petrol . Should I wait till it's removal ??
Price of Benz, BMW, Lesux and some other Vehicles using V6 and V8 might crash
But the likes of Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic and some other 4 cylinder car might not crash
In fact, there's a possibility the price of car will shootup this month or next month
What happened between Northern and Southern Sudan can't be compared with what's happening in Nigeria.
Fanatic Islamist in the North West and North East can't even islamise the people of the Middle Belt not to talk of coming down South
Islamising Nigeria nah just propaganda
It's not achievable
Is not a possible thing in this time and age, it will only lead to a brutal and bloody civil war and will lead to the eviction of part of the North from Nigeria.
Northern Politician won't even try it because they know it will be disastrous for them.
Is so insane to even think Islam can be force on Southern Nigerians
Nigerian Politicians won't let Nigeria situation get to the Sudan Level
telleyway: Dangote is a shadow of it's name when it comes to CSR and staff welfare. He's answering richest man in Africa, but his staff are being underpaid with zero retirement benefits. I used to envy dangote workers until a friend of mine breaks down everything to even showed me his payslip. Lafarge on the other hand is operating on European standard, staff are paid well and retirement benefits is commendable. Even Bua is far above dangote in terms of staff welfare, salaries and CSR. The major factor is dangote capitalized on "there's no jobs in Nigeria" and "the richest man in Africa" and well as weak government policies and institution to short change Nigerians. Dangote cement produced in Nigeria is sold cheaper in Ghana compared to Nigeria. This is a Nigerian problem.
Dangote Cement is cheaper than Bua and Lafarge in Nigeria.
envoymedia: Nigeria's former vice-president and presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that the Nigeria's Democracy is in bondage, IGBERETV reports.
Atiku who urged Nigerians to make efforts to rescue the Nation's Democracy also congratulated Nigerians as the country marks Democracy Day today June 12.