A source familiar with Mr Obiora’s arrest said he was being targeted as a principal witness against his boss.
Mr Tinubu said the ousted CBN governor oversaw a “rotten financial system” in which a few persons made “bags of money.”
Following outrage from Nigerians, the State Security Service has pulled down a tweet profiling Igbos.
The CBN has announced that the 292nd meeting of the MPC will be held on Monday and Tuesday, to be chaired by Folashodun Shonubi, the acting governor of the CBN.
It said it was, however, disheartening that the security outfit went so low to making unwholesome statements.
“A Biafran Republic agitator and Outlawed IPOB counsel defending the suspended CBN governor. Is IPOB defending one of theirs?” the tweet partly read.
According to him, banks no longer empathise with their customers, as was the case in the past.
“In fact, President Tinubu has broken all myths in this country. This man, President Tinubu, has demonstrated that public trust and confidence can be won.”
Godwin Emefiele was arrested on Friday.
The microfinance licenses of Eyowo, one of Nigeria’s digital banks, have been revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
