A video, mostly circulating on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Tik Tok insinuate that the governor of the Central Bank, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, threatened to fight the Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Yusuf Bichi. 

This claim is False, Here are the facts:

The 20-second video shows Mr. Emefiele addressing a press conference on the outcome of the monetary policy committee, where he allegedly commented.

In the video, Emefiele is heard saying, “And I hear that it is making news on social media, well I am not on social media, but let him come and meet in the central bank, let him show his face. Those who feel they want to support him to fight him, come out let’s fight.”

The video was subjected to checks and verification using Invid to ascertain its authenticity. It was discovered that the video was manipulated.

Subsequently, the original video of the MPC press briefing in September 2021, where Mr Emefiele was answering questions on why it shut down AbokiFX, a website that collated the black market exchange rates of naira.

Conclusion:

Following verification, it has been established that the video in circulation is False and Misleading as the CBN governor did not at any point in time call the DSS DG out for a fight.