SAN FRANCISCO, August 12, (THEWILL) – A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, has been interrogated by officials of the DSS and has left their facility in Jos, Plateau State, after 7 hours of interrogation.
He was invited for questioning after a statement he allegedly made on the sponsorship of Boko Haram group and other security issues in the country during a Radio interview recently.
THEWILL had reported that Obadiah in an interview with an Abuja based radio station, InfoFM on Monday, August 10, alleged that some repentant bandits he and other stakeholders interacted with revealed that a serving governor in one of the Northern states is the commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Mailafia who arrived in Company of his lawyers lead by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Pius Akuba, was not allowed to speak to journalists outside the DSS premises as he was ushered in through the back Door.
Few hours later, his lawyer returned to address the crowd outside who came to show solidarity with a message of hope but told them that they are awaiting instructions from above before Mailafia could be released by DSS. After 7 hours in the custody of the DSS, Mailafia was finally granted bail.
Mailafia who said he would not be intimidated, reiterated his commitment in the struggle to end the killing of Nigerians.
