The allegation was made public on Thursday by Secrets Reporters publisher Fejiro Oliver, who accused the police of unlawfully abducting the journalist over an investigative report involving the senior CBN official.

The Nigeria Police Force and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have come under scrutiny following the reported abduction of Secrets Reporters journalist Stanley Ugagbe by security operatives allegedly acting on the orders of the CBN's Deputy Governor for Operations, Ms. Emem Nnanna Etuk Usoro.

The allegation was made public on Thursday by Secrets Reporters publisher Fejiro Oliver, who accused the police of unlawfully abducting the journalist over an investigative report involving the senior CBN official.

According to Oliver, Ugagbe was seized by armed men shortly after returning from a training programme sponsored by the media organisation.

“The Nigerian security acting on the orders of Ms Emem Nnanna Etuk Usoro who is the CBN Deputy Governor in charge of operations has abducted a reporter with Secrets Reporters, Stanley Ugagbe, over a report on her being a side chic to Jerry Edirin and scattering her marriage according to the man’s wife court filings as well as owning two homes worth over N4 billion in the US,” Oliver said.